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The following exercises are taken from the Progress in Irish exercise book. Study and learn as much of the vocabulary as possible then translate the sentences.

1.	Ag siúl, walking Ag rith, running Ag ithe, eating Ag ól, drinking Ag gáire, laughing Ag caoine, crying Ag caint, talking Ag dul, going Ag teacht, coming	an fear, the man an bhean, the woman an páiste, the child an cailin, the girl an buachaill, the boy an múinteoir, the teacher amach, out isteach, in abhaile, home
	Tá Brian ag siúl Tá Seán ag rith Tá Nóra ag ithe Tá Máire ag ól Tá an fear ag gáire Tá an páiste ag gol Tá an bhean ag dul amach Tá an cailin ag teacht isteach Tá an buachaill ag dul abhaile Tá an múinteoir ag caint	Nora is running Brian is talking Seán is coming The girl is crying The girl is crying The man is coming The woman is going home The child is eating The boy is drinking Liam is going out
2.	Lán, full Folamh, empty Cam, crooked Díreach, straight Fada, long Milis, sweet Géar, sour Glan, clean Salach, dirty Tuirseach, tired Tinn, ill	an mála, the bag an bosca, the box an bóthar, the road an tsráid, the street an bhróg, the shoe an t-urlár, the floor an bainne, the milk an t-úill, the apple an gloinne, the glass ansin, there anseo, here
	Tá an mála lán Tá an bóthar cam Tá an t-úill milis Tá an bhróg salach Tá an bóthar fada Tá Nóra tinn	Tá an bosca folamh Tá an tsráid díreach Tá an bainne géar Tá an t-urlár glan Tá Brian tuirseach Tá an fear anseo
	The shoe is here The bag is empty The floor is clean The boy is coming The girl is crying Brian is laughing	The milk is sour The road is long The child is ill Nora is talking The man is going home Seán is talking
3.	Dúnta, shut Oscailte, open Briste, broken Caillte, lost Déanta, done Scríofa, written Imithe, gone away	an doras, the door an fhuinneog, the window an leabhar, the book an peann, the pen an obair, the work an litir, the letter an t-airgead, the money
	The work is done The box is closed The woman is gone away Seán is coming in	The letter is written The window is broken The road is long The teacher is laughing
	Tá mé ag obair Tá an páiste tinn ach níl sé ag caoine An bhfuil tú ag caint? An bhfuil an obair déanta?	Níl tú ag éisteacht Níl siad ag gáire ach tá siad ag scríobh An bhfuil an páiste ag ól? An bhfuil sí ag ithe?
	I am tired but I am working You are talking; you are not listening Are you writing? Is the road long? Is the window open? It is shut Are we going home? Nora is ill. She is not laughing	The girl is ill but she is not crying You are laughing and we are writing Is the box open? Are they here? Is the bag full? Is the work done? Seán is writing a letter
4.	ag léamh, reading ag scríobh, writing ag obair, working ag súgradh, playing ag éisteacht, listening anois, now	ag canadh, singing ag damsa, dancing ag imeacht, going away ag féachaint, looking ag rince, dancing ach, but
	Táim ag obair; nílim ag súgradh An bhfuil tú ag éisteacht? Táim Tá an obair déanta agus táimid ag damsa	Tá an páiste tinn ach níl sé ag caoine Tá siad ag obair agus tá siad ag canadh Tá tú ag caint ach níl mé ag éisteacht

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