Subjunctive Mood.

Preterite or Imperfect. Future.
Sing. Sing.
1 Bhithinn, I would be, Ma bhitheas mi, If I shall be,
2 Bhitheadh tu, Bhitheas tu,
3 Bhitheadh e; Bhitheas e;
Plur. Plur.
1 Bhitheadheamaid, Bhitheas sinn,
Bhitheadh sinn,
2 Bhitheadh sibh, Bhitheas sibh,
3 Bhitheadh iad. Bhitheas iad.

Imperative Mood.
Infinitive Mood.
Sing. Bith, being,
1 Bitheam, let me be, do bhith,

to be,
2 Bi, bi thusa, a bhith,
3 Bitheadh e; gu bhith,

to be,
Plur. gu bith,
1 Bitheamaid, iar bhith,

after being, been,
2 Bithibh, iar bith,
3 Bitheadh iad. o bhith, from being, &c.

Compound Tenses.

Present. Preterite. Future.

Affirmative Mood.
Sing. Sing. Sing.
Ta mi iar bith, Bha mi iar bith, Bithidh mi iar bith,
I have been, &c. I had been, &c. I shall have been, &c.

Negative Mood.
Sing. Sing. Sing.
ni,
&c.

Bheil mi iar bith, Robh mi iar bith, Bi mi air bith,
I have not been. I had not been. I shall not have been.

Subjunctive Mood.
Preterite or Pluperfect. Future.
Sing. Sing.
1 Bhithinn iar bith, Ma bhitheas mi iar bith,
I should have been, &c. If I shall have been, &c.

The present affirmative ta is often written tha. This is one of many instances where there appears reason to complain of the propensity remarked in Part I. in those who speak the Gaelic, to attenuate its articulations by aspiration. Another corrupt way of writing ta which has become common, is ata. This has probably taken its rise from uniting the relative to the verb; as, an uair ata mi; instead of an uair a ta, &c., mar a ta, &c. Or perhaps it may have proceeded from a too compliant regard to a provincial pronunciation.

The pret. neg. robh appears to be made up of the verbal participle ro, the same with do, and bha, throwing away the last vowel; ro bha, robh.

The verb and pronoun of the 1st per. sing. and 3d per. plur. are frequently incorporated into one word, and written taim I am, taid they are.

The pres. neg. loses the initial bh after the participle cha not, mur if not, nach that not; n is inserted, euphoniae causa, betwixt the participle cha and the verb; as, cha n 'eil, mur 'eil, nach 'eil. This Tense is often pronounced beil after the participle am; as, am beil e? is it?

In the North Highlands, the pret. neg. often takes the common verbal participle do before it; as, cha do robh mi, or cha d'robh mi, I was not.