auxiliary verb
46 auxiliary verb used to form present perfect tense► (active voice)
they've already gone tá siad imithe cheana, tá siad i ndiaidh imeacht cheana féinI've been there twice bhí mé ann faoi dhóhow long have I been asleep? cá fhad a bhí mé i mo chodladh?I've been ill for a few days tá mé tinn le cúpla láhe's been looking for work for a while tá sé ag lorg oibre le tamallthey haven't done it yet níl sé déanta acu go fóill, ní dhearna siad fós éhave you hurt yourself? ar ghortaigh tú thú féin?we haven't forgotten what happened níl dearmad déanta againn ar an rud a tharlawhat changes have they made? cad iad na hathruithe atá déanta acu?he hasn't seen her ní fhaca sé íthey've called for an enquiry tá siad tar éis fiosrúchán a iarraidh► (passive voice)
none of them have been fixed yet níor deisíodh aon cheann acu go fóill, níl aon cheann acu deisithe fós, níor cuireadh caoi ar aon cheann acu fóshave there been any threats made? an ndearnadh aon bhagairt?her keys have been lost by the children tá a heochracha caillte ag na páistí, chaill na páistí a heochrachathey had their house repossessed athshealbhaíodh a dteach, athshealbhaíodh an teach orthu, tógadh an teach uathuthe car had its windows broken briseadh na fuinneoga sa charr, briseadh fuinneoga an chairr► (with original verb not repeated)
you say you've never thought about it, but I think you have deir tú nár smaoinigh tú riamh faoi, ach ceapaimse gur smaoinighshe doesn't drink coffee, and never has ní ólann sí caife, agus níor ól riamhapparently she's seen it, but I don't care whether she has or not is cosúil go bhfaca sí é, ach is cuma liom cé acu a chonaic nó nach bhfaca► (in tag questions)
she hasn't seen it, has she? ní fhaca sí é, an bhfaca?; níl sé feicthe aici, an bhfuil?the plan hasn't worked, has it? níor oibrigh an plean, ar oibrigh?you've got children, haven't you? tá páistí agatsa, nach bhfuil?he's had his car stolen, hasn't he? goideadh an carr air, nár goideadh?► (rhetorical, with inversion)
never has the challenge to amateurism been greater ní raibh riamh dúshlán chomh mór roimh an amaitéarachasonly once have they been beaten níor buaileadh ach uair amháin iad 47 auxiliary verb used to form past perfect tense► (active voice)
they had already gone bhí siad imithe cheana, bhí siad i ndiaidh imeacht cheana féin, bhí siad tar éis imeacht cheanaI'd been there twice bhí mé tar éis a bheith ann faoi dhóshe'd fainted bhí sí i ndiaidh titim i laige, bhí sí tar éis titim i bhfanntaisI'd been ill for a few days bhí mé i ndiaidh a bheith tinn le cúpla láhe'd been looking for work for a while bhí sé tar éis a bheith ag lorg oibre le tamallthey hadn't done it yet ní raibh sé déanta acu go fóillwe hadn't forgotten what had happened ní raibh dearmad déanta againn ar an rud a tharlahe hadn't seen her ní raibh sí feicthe aige► (passive voice)
none had been fixed yet ní raibh aon cheann acu deisithe fósher keys had been lost by the children bhí a heochracha caillte ag na páistí, bhí na páistí tar éis a heochracha a chailleadh► (with original verb not repeated)
he said he hadn't read it, but I think he had dúirt sé nach raibh sé léite aige, ach ceapaimse go raibhit was rumoured that we had resigned, but we hadn't bhí ráflaí ann go rabhamar tar éis éirí as, ach ní raibhshe said she'd heard it, but I didn't care whether she had or not dúirt sí go raibh sé cloiste aici, ach ba chuma liom cé acu a bhí nó nach raibh► (in tag questions)
she hadn't seen it, had she? ní raibh sé feicthe aici, an raibh?the plan hadn't been working, had it? ní raibh ag éirí leis an bplean, an raibh?you hadn't any children at the time, had you? ní raibh aon pháistí agaibh ag an am, an raibh?he'd had his car stolen, hadn't he? bhíothas tar éis an carr a ghoid air, nach rabhthas?► (rhetorical, with inversion)
seldom had I seen so many priests together b'annamh a bhí an oiread sin sagart feicthe le chéile agamnever had the challenge to amateurism been greater ní raibh riamh dúshlán chomh mór roimh an amaitéarachasonly once before then had they been beaten níor buaileadh ach uair amháin roimhe sin 48 auxiliary verb used to form future perfect tense► (active voice)
they'll have gone by then beidh siad imithe faoin am sinI'll have been there twice beidh mé dhá thuras tugtha agam airhe'll have been practising for a year beidh cleachtadh bliana déanta aigethey'll have done it beidh sé déanta acuwe won't have forgotten what happened ní bheidh dearmad déanta againn ar an rud a tharlahe'll have spoken to her beidh labhartha aige léi, beidh sé tar éis labhairt léi► (passive voice)
none will have been fixed yet ní bheidh aon cheann acu deisithe fósher money will have been spent by the children beidh a cuid airgid caite ag na páistí► (rhetorical, with inversion)
never will they have seen so many priests together ní bheidh an oiread sin sagart feicthe le chéile riamh acuonly then will they have qualified is ansin amháin a bheidh siad cáilithe 49 auxiliary verb used in conditional sentences and other modes, also after 'if' or 'whether'phone her, if she hasn't left glaoigh uirthi, mura bhfuil sí imithehe asked if I had any gloves d'fhiafraigh sé an raibh aon lámhainní agamif I hadn't met him murach gur bhuail mé leis, ach ab é gur chas mé leishad you won, you'd be rich dá mba rud é gur bhuaigh tú, bheifeá saibhirhad I known, I'd have stayed at home dá mbeadh a fhios agam, d'fhanfainn sa bhaileyou'd have thought he'd have better things to do cheapfá go mbeadh rudaí níos fiúntaí le déanamh aige, nach beag a bhí le déanamh aigewrite down anything that may have been stolen scríobh síos aon rud a d'fhéadfadh a bheith goidteI shouldn't have asked you níor cheart dom a iarraidh ortshe'll call soon, if she hasn't already glaofaidh sí gan mhoill, murar ghlaoigh sí cheana