Past tense of teach
The past simple of teach is taught and the past participle is taught: teach – taught – taught.
- Base form V1
- teach
- Past simple V2
- taught
- Past participle V3
- taught
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Meaning of teach
To help someone gain knowledge or a skill through instruction or training
- ExampleShe teaches chemistry at a secondary school.
Teach, taught, taught in sentences
- Past simpleMr Brown taught us French.
- Past participleHe has taught at this school for years.
Common mistakes
teachedtaught. Teach is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Built on teach, with the same forms: reteach.
Past simple and past participle the same, like teach: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of teach?
Taught. For example: Mr Brown taught us French.
What is the past participle of teach?
Taught. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in He has taught at this school for years.
Is teach a regular verb?
No. Teach is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
