Lughaidh wrote:
"Ba" is not the "future conditional" as you said, but the past and the conditional.
Now, "is" is the present and the future.
But in many contexts, since it's not possible to know whether "is" is present or future tense, people rather use periphrasis with the verb "bí" or another verb, whose future form is clear:
taitneo(cha)idh, beidh dúil agam...
Oh ok. So, "
Is maith liom é sin", without any further clues, could be "I like that" or "I will like that".
But if I said "
Is maith liom é sin GO BRÁCH", would the "go brách" part imply I was using the future tense?
Because otherwise, the sentence would mean "I like that forever" which isn't exactly proper language, at least not in English.