Being able to use different tenses correctly is very important when you learn a language. Learn how to describe the past and talk about the future, and give affirmative and negative answers.
Read the following passage written by Sara, which describes what she likes to do over the weekend.
Dros y penwythnos, dw i’n cysgu tan hanner awr wedi deg. Yna, mae Mam yn rhoi lifft i fi i’r dref achos dw i’n gweithio mewn caffi amser cinio.
Fel arfer, dw i’n gorffen am dri o’r gloch ac yna dw i’n cyfarfod â Jack, fy nghariad i, yn y parc. Mae e’n gweithio mewn siop tan dri o’r gloch bob dydd Sadwrn. Fel arfer, rydyn ni’n cerdded o gwmpas y dref neu, weithiau, rydyn ni’n mynd i’r sinema.
Weithiau, rydyn ni’n cyfarfod â ffrindiau Jack. Maen nhw’n wirion – ond maen nhw’n hwyl! Maen nhw eisiau mynd allan bob nos Sadwrn ond weithiau, mae Jack a fi eisiau aros i mewn i wylio ffilm. “Rydych chi’n ddiflas iawn,” maen nhw’n dweud.
Find the following expressions in Sara’s account:
The negative forms are as follows:
Present tense | Negative forms |
---|---|
Dw i’n…/Rydw i’n… | Dw i ddim yn…/Dydw i ddim yn… |
Rwyt ti’n… | Dwyt ti ddim yn… |
Mae e’n/o’n… | Dydy e/o ddim yn… |
Mae hi’n… | Dydy hi ddim yn… |
Mae George yn… | Dydy George ddim yn… |
Rydyn ni’n… | Dydyn ni ddim yn… |
Rydych chi’n… | Dydych chi ddim yn… |
Maen nhw’n… | Dydyn nhw ddim yn… |
Change the following sentences into the negative.
Why not prepare a piece to explain what you and your friends usually do and don’t do over the weekend?
The most common questions you will need to ask are:
Wyt ti’n…? – Do you/Are you (singular)…?
Ydych chi’n…? – Do you/Are you (polite and plural)…?
Ydy e’n/o’n…? – Does he…/Is he…?
Ydy hi’n…? – Does she…/Is she…?
Ydy George yn…? – Does George…/Is George…?
Ydyn nhw’n…? – Do they…/Are they…?
Do you know how to answer these questions? Before you move on, why not jot down the Yes and No answers to these types of questions and then check your answers with the examples below?
Follow these tips to remember the responses to Wyt ti…? and Oes…? questions in Welsh.