Compound Tenses

Foirmeacha Comhshuite

About this concept

Perfect: tá + tar éis + verbal noun (Tá mé tar éis é a léamh = I have just read it). Pluperfect: bhí + tar éis. Continuous: tá + i ndiaidh. These aspectual distinctions add precision.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level B2.

Examples

Tá mé tar éis an leabhar a léamh.I have just read the book.

Bhí sé tar éis dul abhaile.He had just gone home.

Tá siad i ndiaidh teacht.They have just arrived.

Bhí mé ar tí dul amach.I was about to go out.

Prerequisite

Past TenseA2

More B2 concepts

Indirect Relative ClausesClásail Choibhneasta Indíreacha Passive and Causative ConstructionsFoirmeacha Ceadaitheacha Complex ConditionalsCoinníollacha Casta Reported SpeechCaint Indíreach The Dative CaseAn Tuiseal Tabharthach

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