The Irregular Verb
There are ten irregular verbs in Gaelic. It is worthwhile mastering these because they are very common in everyday speech. Below is a table outlining the root, verbal noun, infinitive, past tense and future tense of all ten irregular verbs.
| Root | Verbal noun | Infinitive | Past tense | Future tense |
| abair | ag ràdh | a ràdh | thuirt | their |
| say | saying | to say | said | will say |
| beir | a’ breith | a bhreith | rug | beiridh |
| catch | catching | to catch | caught | will catch |
| cluinn | a’ cluinntinn | a chluinntinn | chuala | cluinnidh |
| hear | hearing | to hear | heard | will hear |
| dean | a’ dèanamh | a dhèanamh | rinn | nì |
| do | doing | to do | did | will do |
| faic | a’ faicinn | a dh’fhaicinn | chunnaic | chì |
| see | seeing | to see | saw | will see |
| faigh | a’ faighinn | a dh’fhaighinn | fhuair | gheibh |
| get | getting | to get | got | will get |
| rach | a’ dol | a dhol | chaidh | thèid |
| go | going | to go | went | will go |
| ruig | a’ ruigsinn | a ruigsinn | ràinig | ruigidh |
| arrive, reach | arriving, reaching | to arrive, reach | arrived, reached | will arrive reach |
| thoir | a’ toirt | a thoirt | thug | bheir |
| give | giving | to give | gave | will give |
| thig | a’ tighinn | a thighinn | thàinig | thig |
| come | coming | to come | came | will come |
