teach

enseñar

verb

teach
(pt & pp taught [t??t])
[ti?t?]
verbo transitivo
1 enseñar
  • to teach somebody something, to teach something to somebody -> enseñar algo a alguien
  • to teach somebody (how) to do something -> enseñarle a alguien a hacer algo
  • he taught me Spanish at school -> me daba clase de español en el colegio
  • she taught herself to play the piano -> aprendió (ella) sola a tocar el piano
  • to teach school -> ser profesor(a) (Estados Unidos)
  • to teach somebody a lesson (sentido figurado) -> darle una lección a alguien
  • that'll teach him! (familiar) -> ¡así aprenderá!
verbo intransitivo
2 enseñar, dar clase(s)

teach [tich]
1 Enseñar, dar lecciones.
2 Enseñar, doctrinar, dar documentos.
3 Instruir, informar, hacer saber.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4 Tener por oficio la enseñanza pública o particular. (n)
va.

teach [tiːtʃ] taught (past)
verb:transitive
1 (in class) [+subject] dar clases de; enseñar; [+group] dar clases a
Miss Hardy taught us needlework la Srta. Hardy nos daba clases de nos enseñaba costura;or he teaches primary-school children es maestro de escuela (primaria); da clases a niños de primaria
to teach schoolschool (US) (primary) dar clases en un colegio de enseñanza primaria; (secondary) dar clases en un colegio de enseñanza secundaria
she taught English to Japanese businessmento enseñaba inglés daba clases de inglés a ejecutivos japoneses;or
she taught Japanese businessmen English
he taught us biology she taught children French daba clases de francés a los niños I like teaching sixth-formers schools should teach that stealing is wrong
2 (not in class) enseñar
person, subject, skill
to teach sb to do sth enseñar a algn a hacer algo; his parents taught him never to lie sus padres le enseñaron a no mentir nunca
to teach o.s sth
he taught himself Arabic aprendió árabe por su cuenta; I'll teach you to speak to me like that! ¡ya te enseñaré yo a hablarme así!
I'll teach you to leave the gas on! to teach sb that experience taught him that he could not be a journalist his first contact with Hollywood taught him that authors needed to talk tough we could teach them a thing or two about family values to teach sb [about] sth I think teenagers should be taught all [about] sex
you can't teach him anything about carsabout no le puedes enseñar nada sobre coches
they envisaged how the older women could teach the younger workers a wider range of skills on the machines I had no idea how to do this and \Michael had to teach me every move
my mother taught me how to cookhow mi madre me enseñó a cocinar
his father taught him how to ride a bike
history teaches us a valuable lessonlesson la historia nos enseña una valiosa lección
that'll teach you!that'll ¡eso te servirá de lección!; ¡te está bien empleado!
that will teach you to mind your own business! ¡eso te enseñará a no meterte en lo que no te importa!
that'll teach you to leave the gas on I didn't want to lend him my car, but I did and then he went and crashed it. Oh well, that'll teach me.
don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs a tu padre no le puedes enseñar a ser hijo
to teach sb a lesson (informal) darle una lección a algn
Everyone's been taught a lesson, including Tim I'll teach him a lesson that he won't forget! I'm going to teach that boy a lesson he won't forget!
you can't teach an old dog new tricks perro viejo no aprende gracias
verb:intransitive
(give classes) dar clases
his wife teaches at our school su esposa da clases es profesora en nuestro colegio;or he has always wanted to teach siempre ha querido ser profesor dedicarse a la enseñanza;or
she's been teaching for 20 years he had been teaching all morning he had been teaching all morning and he was exhausted

Verb Conjugation for "teach"

Imperative
  • teach
  • you teach
  • he/she teaches
  • we teach
  • you teach
  • they teach
Preterite
  • I taught
  • you taught
  • he/she taught
  • we taught
  • you taught
  • they taught
Present Continuous
  • I am teaching
  • you are teaching
  • he/she is teaching
  • we are teaching
  • you are teaching
  • they are teaching
Present Perfect
  • I have taught
  • you have taught
  • he/she has taught
  • we have taught
  • you have taught
  • they have taught
Past Continuous
  • I was teaching
  • you were teaching
  • he/she was teaching
  • we were teaching
  • you were teaching
  • they were teaching
Past Perfect
  • I had taught
  • you had taught
  • he/she had taught
  • we had taught
  • you had taught
  • they had taught
Future
  • I will teach
  • you will teach
  • he/she will teach
  • we will teach
  • you will teach
  • they will teach
Future Perfect
  • I will have taught
  • you will have taught
  • he/she will have taught
  • we will have taught
  • you will have taught
  • they will have taught
Future Continuous
  • I will be teaching
  • you will be teaching
  • he/she will be teaching
  • we will be teaching
  • you will be teaching
  • they will be teaching
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been teaching
  • you have been teaching
  • he/she has been teaching
  • we have been teaching
  • you have been teaching
  • they have been teaching
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been teaching
  • you will have been teaching
  • he/she will have been teaching
  • we will have been teaching
  • you will have been teaching
  • they will have been teaching
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been teaching
  • you had been teaching
  • he/she had been teaching
  • we had been teaching
  • you had been teaching
  • they had been teaching
Paid English to Spanish translation

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