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INDICATIVE MOOD.
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Present Tense.
| ABSOLUTE. | DEPENDENT. |
| (do-)ġeiḃim | faġaim |
| (do-)ġeiḃir | faġair |
| (do-)ġeiḃeann sé, ġeiḃ sé | faġann sé |
| (do-)ġeiḃmíd | faġaimíd |
| (do-)ġeiḃeann siḃ | faġann siḃ |
| (do-)ġeiḃid | faġaid |
| Autonomous, (do-)ġeiḃṫear | faġtar |
In spoken usage faġaim, &c., is used in both dependent and absolute constructions.
In the Auton. faġtar, faiġtear and faċtar are used.
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Imperfect Tense.
| ABSOLUTE. | DEPENDENT. |
| (do-)ġeiḃinn | faġainn |
| (do-)ġeiḃṫeá | faġtá |
| &c. | &c. |
| Autonomous, ġeiḃṫí, faġtaoi, faiġtí. | |
Spoken usage, Absolute, ġeiḃinn or faġainn, &c.
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Past Tense.
This Tense has only one form for both absolute and dependent constructions. The prefixes do and ro are not used with it.
| SINGULAR | PLURAL. |
| 1. fuaras | fuaramar |
| 2. fuarais | fuaraḃar |
| 3. fuair sé | fuaradar |
| Autonomous, friṫ, fuarṫas or fuaraḋ. | |
In spoken usage friṫ often becomes friṫeaḋ.
