Lesson 84: forget

Gerunds versus Infinitives:  forget

Some verbs are followed by infinitives and some are followed by gerunds.  In some cases verbs are followed by both.  The difficult thing is that in some cases (start, like) there really isn't any difference in meaning.

However, there are some verbs that have very different meanings.

Forget

I forgot to buy milk.  Now I have to drink my coffee black.

I forget buying milk (but there is milk in the fridge).

 

I forgot to mail my sister her birthday card...and now she is mad.

I forget drinking all that beer, but it's gone and my head aches.