VERBONKSPlay freeTeach past tense and past participleteach · taught · taught
The past participle (the 3rd form) of teach is taught and the past simple is taught. The three forms are teach, taught, taught. Not "teached"! teach is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Teach in a sentence
My dog taught me three verbs today.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I teach · she teaches |
| Present continuous | I am teaching · they are teaching |
| Past simple | I taught · she taught · they taught |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't teach · she didn't teach |
| Past simple, question | Did you teach? · Did she teach? |
| Present perfect | I have taught · she has taught |
| Past perfect | I had taught |
| Future | I will teach |
Common mistakes with teach
✗ I teached✓ I taught✗ I didn't taught✓ I didn't teach✗ Did you taught?✓ Did you teach?✗ I have teach✓ I have taught
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
❓ Test yourself: 10-question quizEn español
teach significa enseñar. Pasado: taught. Participio: taught.
🚓 teach runs with The Thought Police
→ -ought / -aught
The Thought Police don't care what you looked like before. think, bring, buy, fight: the moment they are arrested, they all put on the same uniform. thought, brought, bought, fought. Two undercover agents wear a slightly different badge, -aught: caught and taught. Same sound, though. Say them out loud: they all rhyme.
🔎 How to spot one: Past and participle are twins that end in -ought or -aught and rhyme with "thought".
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| think | thought | thought |
| bring | brought | brought |
| buy | bought | bought |
| fight | fought | fought |
| catch | caught | caught |
| teach | taught | taught |
Questions about teach
What is the past tense of teach?
The past simple of "teach" is "taught". Example: My dog taught me three verbs today.
What is the past participle of teach?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "teach" is "taught", as in "I have taught".
What are the 3 forms of teach?
V1 teach, V2 taught, V3 taught.
Is teach a regular or an irregular verb?
"teach" is an irregular verb: the past is not "teached" but "taught".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de teach?
"teach" significa "enseñar". Pasado: taught. Participio: taught.