Conjugation of the verb forget in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb forget in English.

Conjugation of the verb forget in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I forget
  • you forget
  • he|she|it forgets
  • we forget
  • you forget
  • they forget

Present Continuous

  • I am forgetting
  • you are forgetting
  • he|she|it is forgetting
  • we are forgetting
  • you are forgetting
  • they are forgetting

Present Perfect

  • I have forgotten
  • you have forgotten
  • he|she|it has forgotten
  • we have forgotten
  • you have forgotten
  • they have forgotten

Present Perfect Continuous

  • I have been forgetting
  • you have been forgetting
  • he|she|it has been forgetting
  • we have been forgetting
  • you have been forgetting
  • they have been forgetting

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb forget in the past tenses

Simple past

  • I forgot
  • you forgot
  • he|she|it forgot
  • we forgot
  • you forgot
  • they forgot

Past continuous

  • I was forgetting
  • you were forgetting
  • he|she|it was forgetting
  • we were forgetting
  • you were forgetting
  • they were forgetting

Past perfect

  • I had forgotten
  • you had forgotten
  • he|she|it had forgotten
  • we had forgotten
  • you had forgotten
  • they had forgotten

Past perfect continuous

  • I had been forgetting
  • you had been forgetting
  • he|she|it had been forgetting
  • we had been forgetting
  • you had been forgetting
  • they had been forgetting

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb forget in the futur tenses

Future

  • I will forget
  • you will forget
  • he|she|it will forget
  • we will forget
  • you will forget
  • they will forget

Future continuous

  • I will be forgetting
  • you will be forgetting
  • he|she|it will be forgetting
  • we will be forgetting
  • you will be forgetting
  • they will be forgetting

Future perfect

  • I will have forgotten
  • you will have forgotten
  • he|she|it will have forgotten
  • we will have forgotten
  • you will have forgotten
  • they will have forgotten

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been forgetting
  • you will have been forgetting
  • he|she|it will have been forgetting
  • we will have been forgetting
  • you will have been forgetting
  • they will have been forgetting

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to forget

Present participle

  • forgetting

Past participle

  • forgotten

Perfect Participle

  • having forgotten

The imperative in English, for the verb to forget

Imperative

  • forget
  • let's forget
  • forget

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