WELSH VERBS

You really cannot learn verbs, or other parts of speech, from a list alone. They need to be learnt bit by bit in context. However, the multiplicity of forms in Welsh causes a lot of confusion (and confusion is the greatest inhibitor of speech) so this list is offered as a last resort when you want to see a lot of forms set out together.

present of bod, to be, affirmative statements

dw i

I am

wyt ti

you are (fam.s)

mae e

he is

mae hi

she is

dyn ni

we are

dach chi

you are (formal +pl)

maen nhw

they are

present of bod, to be, question form for yes/no questions and some others

ydw i?

am I?

wyt ti?

are you? (fam.s)

ydy e?

is he?

ydy hi?

is she?

yn ni?

are we?

ych chi?

are you? (formal +pl)

yn nhw?

are they?

imperfect past of bod, to be

roeddwn i

ro'n i

I was

roeddet ti

ro't ti

you were (fam.s)

roedd o

he was

roedd hi

she was

roedden ni

ro'n ni

we were

roeddech chi

ro'ch

chi you were (formal +pl)

roedden nhw

ro'n

nhw they were

future of bod

bydda i

I will

byddi di

you will (fam.s)

bydd o

he will

bydd hi

she will

byddwn ni

we will

byddwch chi

you will (formal +pl)

byddan nhw

they will

future question form of bod

fydda i?

will I?

fyddi di?

will you? (fam.s)

fydd o?

will he?

fydd hi?

will she?

fyddwn ni?

will we?

fyddwch chi?

will you? (formal +pl)

fyddan nhw?

will they?

conditional of bod

baswn i

byddwn i

I would

baset ti

byddet ti

you would (fam.s)

basai fe

byddai fo

he would

basai hi

byddai hi

she would

basen ni

bydden ni

we would

basech chi

byddech chi

you would (formal +pl)

basen nhw

bydden nhw

they would

past (preterite) of sing + - regular verbs

canais i

I sang

canaist ti

you sang (fam.s)

canodd o

he sang

canodd hi

she sang

canon ni

we sang

canoch chi

you sang (formal +pl)

canon nhw

they sang

future of sing etc

cana i

I will sing

cani di

you will sing (fam.s)

caniff o

he will sing

caniff hi

she will sing

canwn ni

we will sing

canwch chi

you will sing (formal +pl)

canan nhw

they will sing

conditional of sing etc

canwn i

baswn i'n canu

I would sing

canet ti

baset ti'n canu

you would sing (fam.s)

canai fo

basai fo'n canu

he would sing

canai hi

basai hi'n canu

she would sing

canen ni

basen ni'n canu

we would sing

canech chi

basech chi'n canu

you would sing (formal +pl)

canen nhw

basen nhw'n canu

they would sing

present of sing (and any other verb noun) with bod

dw i'n canu

I am singing

wyt ti'n canu

you are singing

mae o'n canu

he is singing

mae hi'n canu

she is singing

dyn ni'n canu

we are singing

dach chi'n canu

you are singing (formal +pl)

maen nhw'n canu

they are singing

eclectic selection of verbal phrases in various tenses

chanais i ddim

I didn't sing

clywais i fachgen

I heard a boy

darllenais i lyfrau da

I read (past) some good books

mae o wedi canu

he has sung

mae hi wedi bod yn canu

she has been singing

ro'n i'n canu

I was singing

ro'n i wedi canu

I had sung

ro'n i wedi bod yn canu

I had been singing

bydda i'n canu

I will be singing

bydda i wedi canu

I will have sung

bydda i wedi bod

yn canu I will have been singing

baswn i wedi canu

I would have sung

baswn i wedi bod yn canu

I would have been singing

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