The Verb "Forget" in English

Conjugation of "To Forget"

The verb "forget" is an irregular verb. (This means that "forget" does not form its simple past tense or its past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d" to the base form.)

The Five Forms of "To Forget"

Form	forget	Alternative Name
Base Form	forget	Infinitive Form
The -S Form	forgets	Third Person Singular Form
Past Form	forgot	Simple Past Tense
The -ING Form	forgetting	Present Participle Form
The Past Participle Form	forgotten	[no alternative name]

"To Forget" in All the Tenses

The tables below show how "forget" conjugates in the past, present, and future tenses.

Past Tenses

Person	Simple Past	Past Progressive Tense	Past Perfect Tense	Past Perfect Progressive Tense
I you he/she/it we you they	forgot forgot forgot forgot forgot forgot The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.	was forgetting were forgetting was forgetting were forgetting were forgetting were forgetting The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.	had forgotten had forgotten had forgotten had forgotten had forgotten had forgotten The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.	had been forgetting had been forgetting had been forgetting had been forgetting had been forgetting had been forgetting The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.

Present Tenses

Person	Simple Present	Present Progressive Tense	Present Perfect Tense	Present Perfect Progressive Tense
I you he/she/it we you they	forget forget forgets forget forget forget The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.	am forgetting are forgetting is forgetting are forgetting are forgetting are forgetting The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.	have forgotten have forgotten has forgotten have forgotten have forgotten have forgotten The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)	have been forgetting have been forgetting has been forgetting have been forgetting have been forgetting have been forgetting The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).

Future Tenses

Person	Simple Future	Future Progressive Tense	Future Perfect Tense	Future Perfect Progressive Tense
I you he/she/it we you they	will forget will forget will forget will forget will forget will forget The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.	will be forgetting will be forgetting will be forgetting will be forgetting will be forgetting will be forgetting The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.	will have forgotten will have forgotten will have forgotten will have forgotten will have forgotten will have forgotten The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.	will have been forgetting will have been forgetting will have been forgetting will have been forgetting will have been forgetting will have been forgetting The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.

Most Common Irregular Verbs

The two most common irregular verbs in English are "be" and "have." These pages give more details about these two verbs:

Here are the next 10 most common irregular verbs in English:

see, say, go, come, know, get, give, become, find, and think

Most Common Irregular Verbs

The two most common irregular verbs in English are "be" and "have." These pages give more details about these two verbs:

Here are the next 10 most common irregular verbs in English:

see, say, go, come, know, get, give, become, find, and think

This page was written by Craig Shrives.

The Verb "Forget" in English

Conjugation of "To Forget"

The Five Forms of "To Forget"

"To Forget" in All the Tenses

Past Tenses

Present Tenses

Future Tenses

Most Common Irregular Verbs

Most Common Irregular Verbs

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