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Is Forgotten used in British English?
“Forgotten” is the correct past participle in British English, but “forgot” is heard.
Is it had forgot or had forgotten?
“I forgot” is the simple past, expressing an action which took place once. “I had forgotten” is is the simple past perfect, used to express an action taking place before a certain time in the past. This tense emphasizes what happened, not the duration thereof.
Is it correct to say had forgotten?
In modern British English ‘had forgot’ is wrong, ‘had forgotten’ is correct. forgot is the past simple (preterit) of the verb ‘to forget’. forgotten is the past participle used with the auxiliary verb ‘to have’. to get has the same past simple and past participle: got.
What is the past of forget?
forgot
Indicative
simple pastⓘ past simple or preterit | |
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you | forgot |
he, she, it | forgot |
we | forgot |
you | forgot |
What is the past form of forgot?
Past Tense of Forget
Present Tense: | Forget |
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Past Tense: | Forgot |
Past Participle: | Forgotten |
Present Participle: | Forgetting |
What is the difference between I have forgotten and I forgot?
The difference is in the tense. The first is the simple past, it means that at some point in the past you forgot it. The second is present perfect, which means that you forgot in the past and are continuing to have forgotten up to now.
What is the past perfect of forgot?
Perfect tenses
past perfectⓘ pluperfect | |
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you | had forgotten |
he, she, it | had forgotten |
we | had forgotten |
you | had forgotten |
What is the difference between forgot and forgotten?
Forgot is the simple past tense of forget. Whereas, forgotten is the past participle of forget. Forgot is also used as past participle of forget.
Is forgot a past tense?
past tense of forget is forgot or ( archaic ) forgat.
What is the past perfect tense of forgot?
What is the difference between getforgot and forgotten?
Forgot and forgotten are slightly interesting. Both forms, which were originally identical in usage and meaning, have subtly changed. Whilst ‘ get ’ , as you appear to have noticed, does indeed appear to for the root of the word ‘ forget ’, they are today two different words, with entirely two different meanings.
Is it correct to say she/He has forgotten or has forgotten?
She/he has forgotten. This is correct. This is Present Perfect Tense. Have/has + Past Participle form of the Base Verb. Forgotten is the Past Participle form of the Base Verb forget. Which one is right, “I have forgotten or I have forgot”? Is “I forget” or “I forgot” grammatically correct when you are referring to the present?
What is the difference between ‘got’ and ‘gotten’?
‘got’ is correct British English today whilst ‘gotten’ is no longer in use and you will find it only in Shakespearean English, or American speech. Forgot and forgotten are slightly interesting. Both forms, which were originally identical in usage and meaning, have subtly changed.
Is forgot a verb or a noun?
Forgot is generally now used as a verb in the past tense (“I/you/they/we forgot” is entirely correct. Forgotten is used more often as adjective (“ The long-forgotten past ” or in some very forms, such as the pluperfect (“ They had forgotten” ).