Bod (to be)
Present | Future |
dw i | bydda i |
rwyt ti | byddi di |
mae e / hi | bydd e / hi |
'dyn ni | byddwn ni |
dych chi | byddwch chi |
maen nhw | byddan nhw |
Past | Simple past |
ro'n i | bues i |
ro't ti | buest ti |
roedd e / hi | buodd e / hi |
ro'n ni | buon ni |
ro'ch chi | buoch chi |
ro'n nhw | buon nhw |
Conditional 1 | Conditional 2 |
bwddwn i | 'swn i |
bwddet ti | 'set ti |
bwddai fe / hi | 'sai fe / hi |
bwdden ni | 'sen ni |
bwddech chi | 'sech chi |
bwdden nhw | 'sen nhw |
Note: Often we use the particle yn or ’n to connect the verb in the sentence, but not after wedi.
Perfect | Pluperfect |
dw i wedi | ro'n i wedi |
rwyt ti wedi | ro't ti wedi |
mae e / hi wedi | roedd e / hi wedi |
'dyn ni wedi | ro'n ni wedi |
dych chi wedi | ro'ch chi wedi |
maen nhw wedi | ro'n nhw wedi |
Negative form:
Present | Future |
dw i ddim | fydda i ddim |
dwyt ti ddim | fyddi di ddim |
dyw e / hi ddim | fydd e / hi ddim |
’dyn ni ddim | fyddwn ni ddim |
dych chi ddim | fyddwch chi ddim |
’dyn nhw ddim | fyddan nhw ddim |
Past | Simple past |
do’n i ddim | fues i ddim |
do’t ti ddim | fuest ti ddim |
doedd e / hi ddim | fuodd e / hi ddim |
do’n ni ddim | fuon ni ddim |
do’ch chi ddim | fuoch chi ddim |
do’n nhw ddim | fuon nhw ddim |
Conditional |
fwddwn i ddim |
fyddet ti ddim |
fyddai fe/hi ddim |
fydden ni ddim |
fyddech chi ddim |
fydden nhw ddim |
Regular verbs
Helpu (to help)
Past | Future |
helpais i | helpa i |
helpaist ti | helpi di |
helpodd e / hi | helpith e / hi |
helpon ni | helpwn ni |
helpoch chi | helpwch chi |
helpon nhw | helpan nhw |
Irregular verbs
Mynd (to go)
Past | Future |
es i | a’ i |
est ti | ei di |
aeth e / hi | eith e / hi |
aethon ni | awn ni |
aethoch chi | ewch chi |
aethon nhw | ân nhw |
Gwneud (to do)
Past | Future |
gwnes i | gwna’ i |
gwnest ti | gwnei di |
gwnaeth e / hi | gwneith e / hi |
gwnaethon ni | gwnawn ni |
gwnaethoch chi | gwnewch chi |
gwnaethon nhw | gwnân nhw |
Dod (to come)
Past | Future |
des i | do’ i |
dest ti | doi di |
daeth e / hi | daw e / hi |
daethon ni | down ni |
daethoch chi | dewch chi |
daethon nhw | dôn nhw |
Cael (to have)
Past | Future |
ces i | ca’ i |
cest ti | cei di |
cafodd e / hi | ceith e / hi |
cawson ni | cawn ni |
cawsoch chi | cewch chi |
cawson nhw | cân nhw |
Base of the verb
- when the verb ends with a vowel, the prefix is removed:
helpu (to help) / help- > helpais i
cysgu (to sleep) / cysg- > cysgais i
- when the verb ends with a consonant, the word is kept in full:
siarad (to talk) / siarad- > siaradais i
- exceptions:
mwynhau (to please) / mwynheu- > mwynheuais i
cyrraedd (to arrive, to reach) / cyrhaedd- > cyrhaeddais i
gadael (to go away) / gadaw- > gadawais i
meddwl (to think) / meddyli- > meddyliais i
aros (to stay, to wait) / arhos- > arhosais i
gwrando (to listen) / gwrandaw- > gwrandawais i
dechrau (to start) / dechreu- > dechreuais i
gweld (to see) / gwel- > gwelais i
yfed (to drink) / yf- > yfais i
ennill (to win) / enill- > enillais i
rhedeg (to run) / rhed- > rhedais i
cymryd (to take) / cymer- > cymerais i
clywed (to hear) / clyw- > clywais i
dweud (to say) / dwed- > dwedais i