Do you know how to talk about what you did at the weekend in Irish? Learn some helpful words and phrases and test yourself on others you may already know!
This guide, is all about using the past tense. We use the past tense when we talk about what happened in the past — for example, when we're talking about what happened yesterday, last week, last month or last year.
Learn more about using the past tensein this guide.
Cad é a rinne tú an deireadh seachtaine seo caite?
What did you do last weekend?
Look at the slideshow below of some examples of answers you could give to this question.
Image caption, Chuaigh mé go ceolchoirm le mo chairde Dé Sathairn
I went to a concert with my friends on Saturday.
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An aimsir chaite
The past tense
To put a regular verb into the past tense, follow these three rules.
- When the verb begins with a consonant, lenite/add a séimhiú (h) to the verb.
- When the verb begins with a vowel, put a d' before the verb.
- When the verb begins with an f, put a d’ before the verb and lenite/add a séimhiú (h) to the verb.
| Irish | English |
|---|---|
| tabhair cuairt ar | visit |
| tabhair aghaidh ar | head for/towards |
| freastail ar | attend |
| buail le | meet with |
| ceannaigh | buy |
| lig/déan mo scíth | relax |
| bain sult as /taitin le | enjoy |
| caith | spend |
| léigh | read |
| imir | play (a sport, a game) |
| íoc as | continue, pay for |
| seinn | play (a musical instrument) |
| glac páirt i | take part in |
| socraigh | arrange, decide |
| tar | come |
| téigh | go |
Stór focal
Vocabulary
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| Irish | English |
|---|---|
| ar maidin | in the morning |
| san iarnóin | in the afternoon |
| sa tráthnóna | in the evening |
| san oíche | at night |
| aréir | last night |
| arú inné | day before yesterday |
| seo caite / seo a chuaigh thart | last/past |
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