forget
forget / forgot / forgotten / forgetting
A person who forgets loses a thing or a thought. This is very similar to not remembering something.
forget
A person who forgets something fails to remember it.
a. forget = fail to remember
forget / forgot / forgotten / forgetting
- I forgot my cell phone at home. (past tense)
- Please, don’t forget to call me. (imperative)
- Do you ever forget to do something important? (present tense)
- Have you ever forgotten the name of someone? (present perfect tense)
- It’s easy to forget someone’s name. (infinitive)
- Aren’t you forgetting something? (present continuous tense)
- If you don’t write down all of the things that you need from the grocery store, you will probably forget what to buy. (future tense)
- I’ll never forget all the fun I had when I was a boy (future tense)
- How could he ever forget her? (modal verb + forget)
- She would have forgotten to get the bread if you hadn’t reminded her. (past modal / conditional perfect)
- By this time next year, you will have forgotten what happened today. (future perfect)
- He practices his guitar daily in order not to forget what he has learned.
- This is a day that they will never forget.
- Don’t forget to do your homework!
b. forget + infinitive
This verb is often followed by an infinitive: forgot + to ______.
- I’m sorry. I forgot to call you.
- Dan always forgets to take his medication.
- It’s easy to forget.
- Try not to forget!
- Did you forget to bring your laptop to work today?
- Don’t forget to turn off the lights!
- Someone forgot to feed her.
- Don’t forget to take care your pets!
c. expressions that include “forget”
- Forgive and forget. (If someone has made a mistake, forgive that person and try to forget that it happened.)
- I”m not one who forgives and forgets. (I remember the mistakes that were made against me.)
- Forget about it! (Don’t worry. It’s not important.)
- Don’t forget the past. (We can learn from past history.)
- Ron is a person who forgives and forgets.