Forget: fail to remember

The idea

Use forget the address for information and forget to close the window for an intended action. The irregular forms are forget, forgot, forgotten: she has forgotten.

Examples

• I forgot the address yesterday.
• She has forgotten his name.
• Please do not forget the ticket.
• He forgot to close the window.
• We sometimes forget a word.
• Have you forgotten the meeting time?

Watch out

Forget to close the window means the intended action was not done because it was forgotten. It does not mean the window closed by itself.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the past form for yesterday. Yesterday I ___ the address. (forgot / forgotten)

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   forgot

   Forgot is the past form used with yesterday.

2. Choose the form after has. She has ___ his name. (forgotten / forgot)

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   forgotten

   Forgotten follows has in the present perfect.

3. Choose what happened to the intended action. He forgot to close the window. At the intended time, he ___. (did not close it / closed it as intended)

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   did not close it

   He did not close the window because he forgot.

Use it today

Describe something you forgot or an action you forgot to do.