VERBONKSPlay freeForget past tense and past participleforget · forgot · forgotten
The past participle (the 3rd form) of forget is forgotten and the past simple is forgot. The three forms are forget, forgot, forgotten. Not "forgeted"! forget is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Forget in a sentence
I forgot my password again.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I forget · she forgets |
| Present continuous | I am forgetting · they are forgetting |
| Past simple | I forgot · she forgot · they forgot |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't forget · she didn't forget |
| Past simple, question | Did you forget? · Did she forget? |
| Present perfect | I have forgotten · she has forgotten |
| Past perfect | I had forgotten |
| Future | I will forget |
Common mistakes with forget
✗ I forgeted✓ I forgot✗ I didn't forgot✓ I didn't forget✗ Did you forgot?✓ Did you forget?✗ I have forgot✓ I have forgotten
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
❓ Test yourself: 10-question quizEn español
forget significa olvidar. Pasado: forgot. Participio: forgotten.
💔 forget runs with The Broken Gang
o · o + en
Every member of the Broken Gang was caught with an o in their pocket: broke, spoke, woke, stole, froze, chose, forgot, wore. In the participle they keep the o and add -en: broken, spoken, stolen, frozen, chosen, forgotten. wear is the quiet one. It only adds an -n: worn.
🔎 How to spot one: The past has an o. The participle is the past + -en (or -n).
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| break | broke | broken |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| wake | woke | woken |
| steal | stole | stolen |
| freeze | froze | frozen |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| wear | wore | worn |
Questions about forget
What is the past tense of forget?
The past simple of "forget" is "forgot". Example: I forgot my password again.
What is the past participle of forget?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "forget" is "forgotten", as in "I have forgotten".
What are the 3 forms of forget?
V1 forget, V2 forgot, V3 forgotten.
Is forget a regular or an irregular verb?
"forget" is an irregular verb: the past is not "forgeted" but "forgot".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de forget?
"forget" significa "olvidar". Pasado: forgot. Participio: forgotten.