Lessoon 20.
a) The past tense of verbs may be formed by using REN.
Ren Ren? Cha ren
Nagh ren?
b) Exercise 19.
Cha ren eh fakin y moddey. Ren oo cheet er y vaatey? Ren ad gobbragh 'sy thie.
Nagh ren ee gra fockle? Nagh ren shiu fakin y dorrys? Ren shin geddyn y cashey.
Cha ren ad goll dys Nalbin. Quoi ren cur yn ushtey shoh er y voayrd? Ren eh goll
dy valley? Cha ren. Ren y guilley roie dy valley? Ren.
c) troggal building fakin seeing
drappal climbing gra saying
baghey living goaill taking
kionnaghey buying clashtyn hearing
jeigh shutting jannoo doing, making
d) Exercise 20.
Did you come home? Yes. I didn't go. He saw her. Didn't they hear? No. I put
it under the table. Didn't they take the dog? Yes. We didn't say that. Didn't
you work? No. They didn't build that house. Did he buy a loaf? Yes. Didn't
he take his boat? No. We didn't hear your dog. Did you live in England? No. She didn't
shut the window. The boys climbed that tree.
e) Ren may be used to form every past tense.
You may also come across another form of the past tense - the most common are listed
below.
Both ways are equally correct. You may even use a mixture of the two.
Ren mee cheet or Haink mee I came
Ren shiu clashtyn? or Geayll shiu? Did you hear?
Nagh ren eh cur? or Nagh dug eh? Didn't he put?
Cha ren ee fakin or Cha vaik ee She didn't see
came Haink Daink? Nagh daink? Cha daink
heard Cheayll Geayll? Nagh geayll? Cha geayll
put, gave Hug Dug? Nagh dug? Cha dug
saw Honnick Vaik? Nagh vaik? Cha vaik
took Ghow Ghow? Nagh ghow? Cha ghow
went Hie Jagh? Nagh jagh? Cha jagh
said Dooyrt Dooyrt? Nagh dooyrt? Cha dooyrt
got Hooar Dooar? Nagh dooar? Cha dooar
did, made Ren Ren? Nagh ren? Cha ren
f) Exercise 21. Try these with, and then without using Ren
She came home. Did you hear him? Yes. Didn't they give a key? No. We didn't see
a man. He took the boat. Didn't they go home? No. Didn't he say that? Yes.
She didn't get the milk. We didn't make a thing. It came. I heard. You gave.
We saw. You took them. They went. Didn't they take it?
Lessoon 20a.
1. Ta mee shickyr dy vel eh cheet dy valley.
2. Vel ad er e cabbyl? Ta.
3. Cha nel shin ayns e vaatey.
4. Nagh vel e kayt ec y voayrd? Cha nel.
5. Va shoh e voddey.
6. Row shen e moddey? Cha row.
7. Cha row ad shen e vraagyn.
8. Nagh row ad faagail dty hie? Cha row.
9. Bee'm er my chabbyl.
10. Bee oo ec y voayrd shen? Bee.
11. Cha beemayd ayns e thie.
12. Nagh bee shiu eeastagh 'syn awin shen? Bee.
13. Vel shiu goaill y shugyr? Ta.
14. Va'n guilley beg gra shen.
15. T'ee geddyn e moddey nish.
16. V'eh kionnaghey y baatey.
17. V'ee jannoo sporran.
18. Va mee drappal jea.
19. Foddee dy vel eh baghey 'sy thie shen.
20. Vel shiu clashtyn ny guillyn beggey shen? Ta.
21. S'treih lhiam dy row eh gra shen.
22. Va'n guilley jannoo yn baatey.
23. Nagh row shiu gobbraghey ec e hie? Cha row.
24. Foddee dy row ad troggal baatey.
25. Ren eh troggal e hie.
26. Cha ren my voddey roie 'sy thie.
27. Ren ny guillyn cloie er e vaatey? Ren.
28. Nagh ren y dooinney clashtyn shiu? Cha ren.
29. Ren y cabbyl beg gobbragh(ey) jea? Ren.
30. Nagh ren oo drappal ny biljyn shen? Cha ren.
31. Cha ren ad y caashey Jerdein. Nagh ren ad?
32. Ren ad goll er y raad reesht.
33. Ren eh cur my voddey 'sy thie.
34. Ren oo goll dys y scoill shen? Cha ren.
35. Cha ren mee clashtyn ny deiney gobbragh(ey).
36. Cha ren oo jeigh dt'uinnag.
37. Nagh ren oo cur dty sporran ayns dty chooat? Ren.
38. Cha ren shin eeastagh 'syn awin shoh.
39. Ren mee cur my vraagyn fliugh fo'n voayrd.
40. Cha ren ad baghey er y valley shen.
41. Nagh ren shiu fakin y moddey 'sy thie? Cha ren.
42. Nagh ren oo fakin y guilley 'syn ushtey? Cha ren.
43. Cha ren shiu kionnaghey y baatey shen edyr.
44. Ren shiu fakin y geayl ec my hie? Ren.
45. Ren mee clashtyn ny guillyn cloie ayns ny biljyn.
46. Cha ren eh jeigh ny dorrysyn reesht.
47. Nagh ren shiu troggal dty hie? Cha ren.
48. Ren shin kionnaghey y moddey shoh jea.