Forget + gerund or infintive

Forget + gerund or infintive is very similar to remember + gerund or infintive. So, by learning one, you can apply the same logic to the other.

FORGET + GERUND

Use forget + gerund to

talk about past events that have happened but that you do not remember
- How can you forget meeting her? (I’m surprised that you do not have any memories of meeting this person)
- She is loosing her memory. She forgets saying things after 5 minutes. (She can not recall what she said 5 minutes ago)
speak about past events using the negative
- We will never forget living in Mexico those years. (We will always remember that wonderful time)
- I will never forget watching that concert at the Alhambra. It was amazing! (I will always remember the concert)

Use forget + infinitive to

talk about things you should have done, but did not do.
- I forgot to write my daughter’s teacher to say she wasn’t going to school today. (I was supposed to write, but I didn’t)
- They forgot to tell Jacob that the meeting was called off and he was waiting for 20 minutes. (They should have contacted Jacob, but they didn’t)
remind someone to do something
- Don’t forget to tell me what time you are coming home.
- Did you tell them to not forget to be here on time?

Now that you have seen Forget + gerund or infintive, take a look at our other Grammar Hammer posts:
Grammar Hammer: so, such, too, enough
Grammar Hammer: active tense and passive tense