GWERS 20					

CYFLWYNYDD:    ANN M. JONES

NOD:	To look at questions and answers in the Imperfect (was/were) Tense.

	Geirfa

		yn hwyr	-	late	yn gynnar		-	early
		yn iawn	-	right, correct	yn swnllyd		-	noisy
		yn ddrwg	-	bad, naughty	yn dda		-	good
		yn ddiddorol	-	interesting	yn gyffrous		-	exciting
		yn well	-	better		yn ardderchog	-	excellent
		yn oer	-	cold			yn sâl			-	ill

		yma	-	here			yno			-	there

		hanner nos	-	midnight		rhieni			-	parents
		rhaglen (f)	-	programme	dy rieni		-	your parents
		
		pan	-	when		wedi blino		-	tired
		gyda	-	with			hefyd			-	too / also

		yn y tþ	-	in the house	yn y g�m		-	at the match / 
		mewn	-	in a							  in the game			
		adre(f)	-	home	gartre(f)		-	at home
		allan	-	out

		gwylio	-	to watch

RHAN 1

	1.	(a)   You already know the positive and negative forms:

					Roeddwn i	   	-	I was
					Doeddwn i ddim	-	I wasn’t

		(b)   The question form is:

				Oeddwn i?		-	Was I?

			Oeddwn i’n iawn?
			- Was I correct?

		(c)  The replies are:

			Singular familiar			Oeddet		-	Yes (you were)
				      	Nac oeddet		-	 No (you weren’t)

		Singular polite + plural	Oeddech		-	Yes (you were)
					Nac oeddech	-	No (you weren’t)

	We don't often need to ask questions about ourselves - but here are 	a few - just for practice.	

			Oeddwn i yn y gwaith ddoe?	  -  Oeddet.
			- Was I at work yesterday?  -	 Yes (you were).

			Oeddwn i'n hwyr?	  -  Nac oeddet.
			- Was I late?  -  No (you  weren't).

			Oeddwn i'n iawn?	 -  Oeddech.
			- Was I right (correct)?  -	  Yes (you were).

	2.	pan	-         when

			Roeddwn i’n denau pan oeddwn i’n ifanc.
			- I was thin when I was young.	

		The question ‘When?’ is conveyed by ‘Pryd?’

	3.	(a)   The second person positive and negative

			Roeddet ti			-	You were (singular, familiar)
			Doeddet ti ddim	-	You weren't 

			Roeddech chi		-	You were (singular, polite)
			Doeddech chi		-	You weren't 
			ddim

	(b)   The question forms:

			Oeddet ti?			-	Were you? (familiar)
			Oeddech chi?		-	Were you? (polite)

			Oeddet ti'n gweithio ddydd Gwener?
- Were you working on Friday?

	Oeddech chi gartre’ neithiwr?
	- Were you at home last night?

		(c)  Replies:

			Oeddwn			-		Yes (I was)
			Nac oeddwn	-		No (I wasn't)

			Oeddet ti'n gweithio ddydd Gwener?  -  Oeddwn.
			- Were you working on Friday?  -  Yes (I was).

			Oeddech chi'n dal pan oeddech chi'n fach?  -	 Oeddwn.
			- Were you tall when you were small?  -  Yes (I was).

RHAN 2

1. 		(a)   The third person singular positive and negative

			Roedd Mair / Bob			-	Mair / she / he was
			Roedd hi / e (o)			-	He / She was
			Roedd y plentyn			-	The child was

			Doedd Mair / Bob ddim		-	Mair / Bob wasn’t 
			Doedd hi / e (o) ddim		-	She / he wasn't 
			Doedd y plentyn ddim		-	The child wasn't

	(b)   The question forms:

			Oedd Mair / Bob?			-	Was Mair / Bob? 
			Oedd hi / e (o)?			-	Was she / he?
			Oedd y plentyn?			-	Was the child?

			Oedd Cennard yma ddoe?		
			- Was Cennard here yesterday?	

			Oedd y ffilm yn dda?				
- Was the film good?

		(c)  Replies

			Oedd 			-	Yes (he / she / it / was )
			Nac oedd		-	No (he / she / it wasn't )

			Oedd Cennard yma ddoe?  -  Nac oedd.
			- Was Cennard here yesterday?  -  No (he wasn't).

			Oedd hi'n boeth ym Majorca?  -  Oedd.
			- Was it hot in Majorca?  -	  Yes (it was).

			Oedd y ffilm yn dda?  -  Oedd, wir.
			- Was the film good?  -  Yes (it was) indeed.

	2.	(a)   The first person plural positive and negative forms:	

			Roedden ni				-		We were
			Doedden ni ddim		-		We weren't

	(b)   The question form:

			Oedden ni?				-		Were we?

			Oedden ni'n hwyr?
			- Were we late?

			Oedden ni'n gynnar?			
			- Were we early?	

		(c)  Replies:

			(i)    When the questioner is part of the ‘we’ group

			Oedden 				-		Yes (we were)
					Nac oedden			-		No (we weren't)		
			
			Oedden ni'n hwyr?   -   Nac oedden.
			- Were we late?	-	  No (we weren't).

			Oedden ni'n gynnar?  -   Oedden.
			- Were we early?	  -  Yes (we were).

		(ii)	When the questioner is not part of the ‘we’ group

			Oeddech			-		Yes (you were)
			Nac oeddech		-		No (you weren't)

			Oedden ni'n hwyr?  -  Nac oeddech.
			- Were we late?  -		No (you  weren't).

			Oedden ni'n gynnar?  -  Oeddech.
			- Were we early?  -	 Yes (you were).

	3.	(a)   The second person plural positive and negative forms:

			Roeddech chi			-		You were
			Doeddech chi ddim		-		You weren't

	(b)   The question form:

			Oeddech chi?			-		Were you?

			Oeddech chi'n chwarae rygbi ddydd Sadwrn?	
			- Were you playing rugby on Saturday?

	(c)   Replies:

				Oedden				-		Yes (we were)
				Nac oedden			-		No (we weren’t)	

			Oeddech chi'n chwarae rygbi ddydd Sadwrn?	  -  Oedden.
			- Were you playing rugby on Saturday?  -  Yes (we were).

	4.	(a)   The third person plural positive and negative forms:

			Roedden nhw		-		They were
				Doedden nhw ddim		-		They weren't

(b) 	  The question form:

			Oedden nhw?		-		Were they?

			Oedden nhw'n hapus?		
			- Were they happy?

	(c)   Replies:  		

			Oedden					-		Yes (they were)
			Nac oedden				-		No (they weren't)

			Oedden nhw'n hapus?  -	 Oedden.
			- Were they happy?  -  Yes (they were).

			Oedd y plant yn ddrwg?	-  Nac oedden.
			- Were the children naughty?  -  No (they weren't).

	5.	Sgwrs

			Gwyn:	Oeddet ti yn y gwaith ddoe, Eleri?
			Eleri:	Nac oeddwn - roeddwn i'n s‰l yn y bore.
			Gwyn:	O - mae'n ddrwg 'da fi.  Oeddet ti'n s‰l yn y 						prynhawn?
			Eleri:	Oeddwn.  Ond rydw i'n well heddiw.  Oedd ffilm 					dda ar y teledu neithiwr?
			Gwyn:	Oedd - roedd hi'n ardderchog.  Roedd fy mrawd, 					Geraint, yn gwylio gyda fi.
			Eleri:	Oedd dy rieni'n gwylio hefyd?
			Gwyn:	Nac oedden - roedden nhw allan mewn parti.
			Eleri:	Oedden nhw'n hwyr yn dod adre'?
			Gwyn:	Oedden wir.  Roedd hi'n hanner nos.
			Eleri:	Oeddech chi - ti a Geraint - wedi blino y bore' ma?
			Gwyn:	Oedden wir!

	
	6.	The full form of the 'was/were' questions and answers

			1.	Oeddwn i?		-		(Nac) oeddet / oeddech
			2.	Oeddet ti?			-		(Nac) oeddwn
				Oeddech chi?		
			3.	Oedd .......?		-		(Nac) oedd

			1.	Oedden ni?		-		(Nac) oedden / oeddech
			2.	Oeddech chi?		-		(Nac) oedden
			3.	Oedden nhw?	-		(Nac) oedden