The past tense of “teach” is “taught.” This irregular verb doesn’t follow the standard pattern of adding “-ed” to form its past tense. Instead, “teach” changes to “taught” in both past simple and past participle forms.
For example:
- Present: I teach English to high school students.
- Past: I taught English to high school students last year.
Remembering this irregular form is key to using it correctly in writing and speech.
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