To sign 'taught' (which uses the same sign as 'teach'), start with both hands up near the sides of your forehead. Form both hands into flattened 'O' shapes, with your fingertips pressed against your thumbs. Move both hands forward a short distance simultaneously.
Start by signing 'YESTERDAY' to establish the past tense. Then point to yourself for 'I', use the 'TEACH' sign moving forward, and finish with the sign for 'CLASS'.
Sign 'MY BROTHER', then use the 'TEACH' sign but move it towards yourself to show that the teaching was directed at you. Finish by signing 'DRIVE'.
Point to the person for 'SHE', sign 'TEACH', then 'A-S-L'. Follow this with 'FIVE' and 'YEARS' to explain how long the action occurred.
Start by signing 'YESTERDAY' to establish the past tense. Then point to yourself for 'I', use the 'TEACH' sign moving forward, and finish with the sign for 'CLASS'.
Sign 'MY BROTHER', then use the 'TEACH' sign but move it towards yourself to show that the teaching was directed at you. Finish by signing 'DRIVE'.
Point to the person for 'SHE', sign 'TEACH', then 'A-S-L'. Follow this with 'FIVE' and 'YEARS' to explain how long the action occurred.
ASL does not use suffixes like '-ed' to show past tense. Instead, you establish the time frame at the beginning of the sentence by signing a word like 'PAST', 'BEFORE', or 'YESTERDAY', and then you simply use the standard sign for 'TEACH'.
Yes! 'Teach' is a directional (or indicating) verb. If you are teaching someone else, you move your hands forward. If someone taught you, you start the hands further away and move them inward toward yourself.
They are very similar, but 'teacher' requires an extra step. To sign 'teacher', you first sign 'teach' and then immediately add the 'person marker' by moving both flat hands straight down to indicate the individual doing the teaching.
