Instruct vs Taught

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Instruct

Top 2000 (común) C1 verb

Taught

Top 2000 (común)

	Instruct	Taught
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 /["/ɪnˈstrʌkt/","/ɪnˈstrʌkts/","/ɪnˈstrʌktɪd/","/ɪnˈstrʌktɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪnˈstrʌkt/","/ɪnˈstrʌkts/","/ɪnˈstrʌktɪd/","/ɪnˈstrʌktɪŋ/"]/	🇬🇧 //tɔːt// 🇺🇸 //tɔt//
Significado	Enseñar o decirle a alguien cómo hacer algo to teach or tell someone how to do something	To show or help someone learn something.
Ejemplo	The letter instructed him to report to headquarters immediately.	She taught me how to ride a bike.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 2000 (común)	Top 2000 (común)
Nivel CEFR	C1	-
Categoría gramatical	verb
Colocaciones	carefully, explicitly, specifically, as instructed	taught a lesson, taught a class, taught someone something, taught by a teacher, taught in school
Antónimos	mislead, confuse, neglect	untaught, uneducated
Errores comunes	Using 'instruct' with an incorrect object., Confusing 'instruct' with 'insist'., Incorrectly using 'instructing' instead of 'instruct'.	Confused with 'taut', which means tight., Using 'taught' instead of 'teach' in present tense contexts., Incorrectly conjugating 'tought' as a verb.
Notas de uso	Usa 'instruct' en contextos educativos o profesionales. Es más formal que 'tell' y menos común en conversaciones casuales. Evítalo en situaciones informales. Use 'instruct' in educational or professional contexts. It's more formal than 'tell' and less common in casual conversation. Avoid in informal situations.	Use 'taught' when referring to learning experiences. Avoid using it in casual conversations about recent events, as it's the past tense.

Míralo en clips reales

Avengers › Avengers Infinity War

But I never taught you to lie.

She taught me how to climb.

No, you taught me to navigate people's minds.

Avengers › Avengers Infinity War

But I never taught you to lie.

She taught me how to climb.

Taught

Preguntas frecuentes: Instruct vs Taught

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Instruct y Taught?

Instruct: to teach or tell someone how to do something Taught: To show or help someone learn something.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Instruct: The letter instructed him to report to headquarters immediately. Taught: She taught me how to ride a bike.

¿Puedo usar Instruct y Taught indistintamente?

No siempre. Instruct y Taught están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.