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bod - to be: imperfect and pluperfect tenses

Use with 'yn' for Imperfect tense:

"I was washing" (not "I did wash" nor "I washed")
"Were you washing?"
"I wasn't washing"

Use with 'wedi' for Pluperfect tense: "I had washed"
"Had I washed?"
"I hadn't washed"

Note: These tenses have a written form and a spoken form (which is an abbreviated version of the written form). It is best to learn both.

written form

affirmative
roeddwn i
roeddet ti
roedd e
roedd hi
roedden ni
roeddech chi
roedden nhw


interogative

oeddwn i?
oeddet ti?
oedd e?
oedd hi?
oedden ni?
oeddech chi?
oedden nhw?
yes
"oeddwn"
"oeddet"
"oedd"
"oedd"
"oedden"
"oeddech"
"oedden"

negative
doeddwn i ddim
doeddet ti ddim
doedd ei ddim
doedd hi ddim
doedden ni ddim
doeddech chi ddim
doedden nhw ddim
 

spoken form

affirmative
o'n i
o't ti
oedd e
oedd hi
o'n ni
o'ch chi
o'n nhw

interogative

o'n i?
o't ti?
oedd e?
oedd hi?
o'n ni?
o'ch chi?
o'n nhw?
yes
"oeddwn"
"oeddet"
"oedd"
"oedd"
"oedden"
"oeddech"
"oedden"

negative
(d)o'n i ddim
(d)o't ti ddim
(d)oedd e ddim
(d)oedd hi ddim
(d)o'n ni ddim
(d)o'ch chi ddim
(d)o'n nhw ddim

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