caith, ag caitheamh (kah, uh KAH-huhv), throw, wear, spend
buail, ag bualadh (BOO-il, uh BOO-luh), strike
tuig, ag tuiscint (tig, uh TISH-kint), understand
fan, ag fanacht (fahn, uh FAHN-uhk*t), wait
creid, ag creidiúint (kred, uh kred-YOO-int), believe
scuab, ag scuabadh (SKOO-uhb, uh SKOO-buh), sweep
ceannaigh, ag ceannach (KAN-ee, uh KAN-uhk*), buy
díol, ag díol (DEE-uhl, uh DEE-uhl), sell
ól, agól (ohl, eg OHL), drink
ith, ag ithe (i, eg I-he), eat
DRILL
The verbs above are put into the past tense like this:
Chaith siad an leabhar (k*ah SHEE-uhd un LOU-uhr), They threw the book. Substitute "mé, tú, sé, sí, sibh (shiv)" for "siad" in this and the following sentences (do not substitute "sinn", we, yet):
Bhuail siad an buachaill (BOO-uhk*-il), They struck the boy.
Cheannaigh siad mórán rud (HAN-ee SHEE-uhd moh-RAW*N rud), they bought many things.
Thuig siad an fear eile (hig SHEE-uhd un far EL-e), they understood the other man.
D'ól siad gloine uisce (dohl SHEE-uhd GLIN-e ISH-ke), They drank a glass of water.
Chreid siad an scéal (hyred SHEE-uhd un shkay*l), They believed the story. (Run the "h" and the "y" sounds together for the aspirated "c".)