10. D’ḞILL mé amaċ arais. 11. ṠIUḂAL mé liom arís.
In the beginning it would be advisable to teach each lesson in the first person singular, present tense, as a starting point. Afterwards, the Series may be taught in any tense, mood, or person, getting the pupils to change it to any other. Taking the above exercise us starting in the past tense, first person singular, as above, we should teach it in the various persons of the past tense. Suppose we wish to teach the lesson in the future tense, then we say:—
I mBÁRAĊ.
OLFAIḊ MÉ DEOĊ.
1. BÉIḊ mé ag siuḃal ar an mboṫar.
2. BÉIḊ tart orm.
3. ĊIḊFIḊ mé teaċ.
4. DRUIDFIḊ mé suas leis.
5. RAĊAIḊ mé isteaċ ann.
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6. IARRFAIḊ mé deoċ.
7. ḂEIRFIḊ bean a’ tiġe deoċ ḃainne ḋaṁ.
8. ÓLFAIḊ mé an deoċ.
9. IARRFAIḊ mé beannaċt Dé ar na ba.
10. FILLFIḊ mé amaċ arais.
11. SIUḂALFAIḊ mé liom arís.
Proceeding, I carry the Series through the various persons of the future. We may introduce the other moods and tenses by suitable statements or questions. How would I drink a drink ? The reply to this gives the conditional mood:—
