0
Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
past
Hello, I would like to ask you about the following sentence. My father taught me to drive, but he was not successful. I did not learn it. Could you please tell me, whether this sentence is correct or do we have to use past continuous here? My father was teaching me to drive, but he was not successful. I did not learn it. Thank you very much
Top answer
" Or. " Regards, Mark.
- " Or.
- " Regards, Mark.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
3 Answers
0
Hi there, a better way would be to say "My father tried to teach me to drive, but he was not successful."
Or.
"My father spent time teaching me to drive, but he was not successful."
Regards, Mark.
Or.
"My father spent time teaching me to drive, but he was not successful."
Regards, Mark.
00
My father taught me to drive.
The simple past tense of teach always means that the student learned the skill or material.
My father was teaching me to drive. = This means that his instruction did not complete. So the outcome was not decided.
It is better to use "try to teach" or "attempt to teach".
The simple past tense of teach always means that the student learned the skill or material.
My father was teaching me to drive. = This means that his instruction did not complete. So the outcome was not decided.
It is better to use "try to teach" or "attempt to teach".
00
Thank you very much. And how about this sentence?
This woman taught me Spanish. Does this sentence also mean that she was successful and now I can speak Spanish or does it simply mean that she was my Spanish teacher?
Thank you very much
This woman taught me Spanish. Does this sentence also mean that she was successful and now I can speak Spanish or does it simply mean that she was my Spanish teacher?
Thank you very much
0
Related Questions