1. Go through a progressive drill in the present habitual for each of these combinations:
bris; cupáin agus plátaí
buail; an teach leis an gcarr
ceap:ésin
cuir; na rudaísa seomra eile
For example: An mbrisim cupáin agaus plátai? Níbhrisim (VRISH-im) cupáin agus plátaí. Briseann túcupáin agus plátaí. An mbriseann túcupáin agus plátaí? Etc.
2. In answer to the question: "Cén t-amé? (kay*n TOUM ay*) What time is it? go through this drill:
Cén t-amé? Tásénóiméad (NOH-may*d) roimh (rev) a haon a chlog.
What time is it? It is one minute before one o'clock.
Cén t-amé? Tásénóiméad taréis (tuhr AY*SH) a dóa chlog.
WHat time is it? It is one minute after two o'clock.
Continue with: two minutes before three o'clock; two minutes after four o'clock; three minutes before five o'clock; three minutes after six o'clock, and so on, to six minutes after twelve o'clock.
3. Read these verb forms, deciding quickly whether they give a command, are in the present habitual tense, or are in the past tense: