Various tenses – WJECDescribing the past

Being able to use different tenses correctly is very important when you learn a language. Learn how to describe the past and talk about the future, and give affirmative and negative answers.

Part ofWelsh Second Language (WJEC)Grammar

Describing the past

Question

Sometimes, you will need to describe how something was in the past tense. Can you match the following Welsh and English descriptions?

WelshEnglish
Roedd hi’n oer.It was stormy.
Roedd hi’n wlyb.The gig was exciting.
Roedd hi’n stormus.Everything was fantastic.
Roedd hi’n dywyll.It was cold.
Roedd popeth yn ffantastig.It was dark.
Roedd y gig yn gyffrous.It was wet.
WelshRoedd hi’n oer.
EnglishIt was stormy.
WelshRoedd hi’n wlyb.
EnglishThe gig was exciting.
WelshRoedd hi’n stormus.
EnglishEverything was fantastic.
WelshRoedd hi’n dywyll.
EnglishIt was cold.
WelshRoedd popeth yn ffantastig.
EnglishIt was dark.
WelshRoedd y gig yn gyffrous.
EnglishIt was wet.

Question

What is the key word used above?

Look at this photograph of the weather last night. Describe the scene.

Lightning strike over city skyline at night

Instead of saying It was…, you may want to talk about what someone was doing. Read the following paragraph that Lois has written about a gig she attended over the weekend.

Es i i gig yn y parc dros y penwythnos ac roedd e’n wych. Roeddwn i’n hapus iawn achos roedd y bandiau’n ffantastig. Roeddwn i gyda fy ffrindiau ac roedden ni’n dawnsio ac yn canu gyda’r bandiau.

Question

Find the roedd expressions in this passage. What do they mean?

Question

Rearrange the words below to form sentences.

  1. gêmdydd SadwrnRoeddwnimewnrygbi
  2. Cymru’nardderchogRoeddtîmchwarae’n
  3. gyffrousiawnRoeddyny gêm
  4. Roeddafy ffrindiaufi’niawnhapus
  5. ni’nRoeddencanu
  6. e’nRoeddanhygoelbrynhawn

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