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Past tense of “teach”: taught, taught

The verb “teach” is irregular: its past simple is “taught” and its past participle is “taught”.

Base form (V1)
teach
/tiːtʃ/
Past simple (V2)
taught
/tɔːt/
Past participle (V3)
taught
/tɔːt/

Meaning

to help someone learn

Example

Mr. Lee taught us history for years.

Pattern

ABB — past simple and past participle are the same

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