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Example Sentences of the Verb Forget

By Kenneth Beare, About.com

This page provides example sentences of the verb "Forget" in all tenses including active and passive forms, as well as conditional and modal forms.

Base Form forget / Past Simple forgot / Past Participle forgotten / Gerund forgetting

Present Simple

He often forgets to do his homework.

Present Simple Passive

The homework is often forgotten by some of the students.

Present Continuous

I am forgetting my appointment!

Present Continuous Passive

The appointment is being forgotten, isn't it?

Present Perfect

Have you ever forgotten an appointment?

Present Perfect Passive

Has an appointment ever been forgotten?

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been forgetting to apply conditioner and now my dandruff has come back

Past Simple

He forgot to come to the meeting.

Past Simple Passive

The meeting was forgotten by John.

Past Continuous

They were forgetting about everything when I reminded them of their duties.

Past Continuous Passive

Everything was being forgotten when I reminded them of their duties.

Past Perfect

He had forgotten to mention the new employee when I introduced him.

Past Perfect Passive

The new employee had been forgotten by management when I introduced him.

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been forgetting to apply conditioner when my hair fell out.

Future (will)

She will forget it. I'm sure!

Future (will) passive

It will be forgotten, won't it?

Future (going to)

She isn't going to forget the appointment.

Future (going to) passive

The appointment isn't going to be forgotten.

Future Continuous

None

Future Perfect

She will have forgotten everything by the end of next week.

Future Possibility

She might forget the appointment.

Real Conditional

If she forgets, I will give her a call.

Unreal Conditional

If she forgot, I would give her a call.

Past Unreal Conditional

If she had forgotten, I would have given her a call.

Present Modal

She should forget about it.

Past Modal

She must have forgotten about the appointment.

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