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“This day will surely go down in history.” The rest is history “Greta Thunberg will go down in history as one of the most influential people of the 21st Century.” “Vinyl records have gone down in history as one of the most important technological developments for the music industry.” It has a broader range of uses, since it can refer to a person, an organization, an object, or really anything at all. Similar to the idiom above, to go down in history means to become a part of the history books. This expression can refer to a particular event, movement or period in time. “What we’re seeing now is history in the making.” “The Black Lives Matter movement is history in the making.” History in the making means that something which is happening now is notable enough that people in the future will remember it. “Dial-up modems are a thing of the past.” History in the making If something is a thing of the past, it doesn’t happen or exist any more. “In times gone by, people used to brush their teeth with sticks!” A thing of the past You can use it when you don’t know the exact dates of the period in question. Times gone by refers to an unspecified period of time in the past. Some of these can be used to talk about historic times whereas others contain the word ‘history’ but actually have nothing to do with the past! Times gone by Perhaps it is.History idioms and talking about the past But it is good to look back (to reminisce). Ceitidh: Ach tha e math a bhith a’ coimhead air ais. But I wouldn’t enjoy going back to school. Alasdair: Ach cha chòrdadh e rium dhol air ais a sgoil. Ceitidh: Nach dèanadh tu càil a bha math? Would you not do anything that was good? Alasdair: Dhèanadh. Ceitidh: Is am biodh tu a’ coimhead a-mach air uinneag? And would you look out a window? Alasdair: O bhitheadh! Gu tric.

Ceitidh: An tilgeadh tu rudan anns an t-seòmar? Would you throw things in the room? Alasdair: Uill, thilgeadh. Ceitidh: An cuireadh tu a’ chailc aca am falach? Would you hide their chalk? Alasdair: Cha chuireadh! No! Ceitidh: Nach cuireadh? A bheil thu cinnteach? Wouldn’t you? Are you sure? Alasdair: Uill, chuireadh, ach cha robh sin dona. Ceitidh: Carson? An robh thu mì-mhodhail? Why? Were you impolite? Alasdair: Cha robh. Ceitidh: Dè bha ceàrr air? What was wrong with it? Alasdair: Bhiodh na tidsearan a’ trod rium. Alasdair: Uill, cha do chòrd e riumsa idir. Alasdair: Am bitheadh? Carson? Would it? Why? Ceitidh: Oir chòrd e rium. Listen to the conversation: Ceitidh: Bhiodh e math dhol air ais a sgoil.

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That’s terrible! Iain: Mgr Mac a’ Mhaoilein bochd! Chaill e dà fhiacail. Seònaid: An do thuit? Mo chreach! Did he. Seònaid: An do bhuail? Dè thachair an uair sin? Did it? What happened then? Iain: Thuit an tidsear air a dhruim dìreach. Seònaid: Dè thachair? What happened? Iain: Bhuail an doras an tidsear na aodann. A boy closed a door when Mr MacMillan was coming through it. Seònaid: Dè bh’ ann? What was it? Iain: Dhùin balach doras nuair a bha Mgr Mac a’ Mhaoilein a’ tighinn troimhe. Well, something unusual happened in my school. Iain: Uill, thachair rudeigin annasach anns an sgoil agamsa. Iain: An do thachair dad annasach anns an sgoil? Did anything unusual happen in the school? Seònaid: Cha do thachair. Iain: Nach robh thu toilichte le rionnagan dearga? Weren’t you pleased with red stars? Seònaid: Cha robh, gu dearbh. Iain: Nach do chuir e rionnagan airgid ann? Did he not put silver stars in it? Seònaid: Cha do chuir. My teacher didn’t put gold stars in my book. Gold stars! Seònaid: Cha do chuir an tidsear agamsa rionnagan òir anns an leabhar agamsa. Seònaid: An do chuir e rionnagan anns an leabhar agad? Did he put stars in your book? Iain: Chuir. Seònaid: Dè an t-ainm a bh’ air? What was his name? Iain: Mgr Mac a’ Mhaoilein. Listen to the conversation: Iain: An do chòrd e riut anns an sgoil nuair a bha thu òg? Did you enjoy being at school when you were young? Seònaid: Chòrd. Useful phrase an do chòrd X riut? (did youĮnjoy X?), which employs the preposition ri,Īnd to which the answer is chòrd (yes) or Nach robh which are the past equivalents of Look at the examples below and listen to them:ĭidn’t they close the door? Conversation 1įollows you will see the past tense of some regular verbs,Īnd the past tense of the verb 'to be' ie bha, The interrogative (question) forms are an do and nach do. When we want to make a negative form of the past tense we put cha do in front of it. Reasons to Learn Adhbharan ionnsachaidh.Why is Gaelic important? Carson a’ Ghàidhlig?.How & Why Ciamar & Carson How & Why Ciamar & Carson.Scottish Gaelic Alphabet Aibidil na Gàidhlig.Reference Reifreans Reference Reifreans.

Letter to Learners Litir do Luchd-ionnsaichaidh.Watch & Listen Coimhead & Èist Watch & Listen Coimhead & Èist.

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