Hi everyone, James from BBC Learning English here.
Today, we're going to look at the difference
between 'forget to do' and 'forget doing'.
Take a look at these examples:
'I forgot to lock the door.'
'I forgot locking the door.'
Notice the difference in the way that I said
these examples.
When we use the verb 'forget' followed by the
infinitive with ‘to’, it means that 'you
were supposed to do something, but you didn’t
actually do it.'
So, I was supposed to lock the door, but I didn’t.
However, when you we use the verb 'forget' followed by
an –ing verb, it means that 'you did do
something, but you have no memory of it'.
So I did lock the door, but I don't recall it.
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