A person who teaches helps another person gain knowledge or a skill.
The idea
Use teach with I or they, teaches with she, and irregular past taught. You can say teach someone a word or teach children to swim. The learner learns the skill.
Examples
- I teach music at school.
- She teaches children to swim.
- They taught us a new song yesterday.
- He is learning Spanish.
- Can you teach me this word?
- My sister taught me how to cook.
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Watch out
Do not use learn for the person giving the lesson. The teacher teaches; the student learns.
Try it yourself
Choose the present form for she. She ___ children to swim. (teach / teaches)
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teaches
teaches agrees with the subject she.
Choose the irregular past form. They ___ us a new song yesterday. (taught / teached)
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taught
taught is the irregular past of teach.
The students receive knowledge. Choose the verb. The students ___ from the teacher. (learn / teach)
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learn
learn describes the students receiving a skill.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
Choose the present form for she. She ___ children to swim. (teach / teaches)
Choose the irregular past form. They ___ us a new song yesterday. (taught / teached)
The students receive knowledge. Choose the verb. The students ___ from the teacher. (learn / teach)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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