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Leaving Cert Irish: Gramadach

How often Gramadach comes up on the Irish papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Gramadach, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Gramadach.

(a)Aimsir Chaite: bí (mé)
  1. Bím
  2. Bhí mé
  3. Beidh mé
(b)Aimsir Chaite: téigh (sé)
  1. Rachaidh sé
  2. Téann sé
  3. Chuaigh sé
(c)Aimsir Chaite: tar (siad)
  1. Tháinig siad
  2. Tiocfaidh siad
  3. Thagadh siad
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(a) Bhí mé

(b) Chuaigh sé

(c) Tháinig siad

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Gramadach.

Higher Level

Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint A, Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint B
2025Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint A, Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint B
2024Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint A, Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint B
2023Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint A, Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint B
2022Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint A, Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint B
2021Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint A, Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint B
2019Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint A, Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint B
2018Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint A, Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint B
2017Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint A, Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint B
2016Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint A, Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint B

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Gramadach questions

Gramadach, 2 marks

Aimsir Fháistineach: tabhair (sí)

  1. Thabharfaidh sí
  2. Thabharfadh sí
  3. Tabharfaidh sí
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Tabharfaidh sí

The future never takes séimhiú: tabharfaidh sí (stem tabhar-). 'Thabharfadh sí', with séimhiú, is the conditional.

Gramadach, 2 marks

Modh Coinníollach: bí (mé)

  1. Beidh mé
  2. Bheinn
  3. Bhínn
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Bheinn

The conditional takes séimhiú, and 'I' has its own ending: bheinn = I would be. 'Bhínn' is the habitual past (I used to be).

Gramadach, 2 marks

Modh Coinníollach: téigh (sé)

  1. Rachadh sé
  2. Théadh sé
  3. Rachaidh sé
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Rachadh sé

Téigh uses the stem 'rach-' in the future and conditional: rachaidh sé (will go), rachadh sé (would go).

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