美语听力与发音技巧第28期 | Forget 的用法
摘要： 在英语中，“forget to do something”表示忘记去做某事（动作尚未发生），而“forget doing something”则表示忘记曾做过某事（动作已发生），后者通常用于否定形式，如“I will never forget doing...”，意为“永远不会忘记做过某事”。
- “Forget to do”用于提醒未来要做的事，强调动作未发生。
- “Forget doing”用于描述对过去已发生动作的难忘记忆，通常出现在否定句中。
- 使用“forget”时，动词形式（to do 或 doing）直接影响句子含义，需根据语境谨慎选择。
- 常见表达如“Don’t forget to bring your keys”属于未来提醒，而“I’ll never forget seeing the Statue of Liberty”则是回忆过去经历。
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Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on the difference in meaning between “forget doing something” and “forget to do something”.
Let’s take an example. What’s the difference between “I will never forget to lock the door” and “I will never forget locking the door”? Well, “I will never forget to lock the door” is a promose to lock the door in the future. You are saying that every time you leave your home in the future, you will remember to lock the door. On the other hand, “I will never forget locking the door” means that you locked the door one time in the past. And that for some reason, the memory of locking the door that time will never be forgotten. Maybe you locked yourself into your house and couldn’t get out for a week.
So, if you are reminding someone to do something in the future, say, “Don’t forget to bring your keys.” “Don’t forget to come early tomorrow.” Or “Don’t forget to turn off the TV.” On the other hand, if you are telling someome about a memory of doing something in the past that you will always remember, you say, “I will never forget seeing the Statue of Liberty for the first time” or “I will never forget getting lost in Tokyo.” “forget doing something” is always used in the negative “I can’t forget” “I won’t forget” “I will never forget”. So the meaning is the same as remember doing something.
Pay special care when using the word “forget”. You must choose the right form of the verb you use after it.
This has been today’s daily tip. Tune in tomorrow for another tip.
常见问题
“Forget to do”和“forget doing”有什么区别？
“Forget to do”指忘记去做某事（还没做），而“forget doing”指忘记曾做过某事（已经做了），后者多用于否定句表达难忘的经历。
为什么“forget doing”通常用在否定句里？
因为“forget doing”强调对过去事件的记忆，若说“I forget locking the door”会显得不合逻辑；通常用“I won’t forget locking the door”来表达这段记忆深刻。
如何正确提醒别人别忘了做某事？
应使用“Don’t forget to + 动词原形”，例如“Don’t forget to turn off the TV”，表示提醒对方将来要完成的动作。
参考资料
Cambridge Dictionary: forget verb
↗权威词典对 forget 后接 to do 与 doing 的用法说明
Daily Tips on Learning English – Episode on Forget Usage
本文内容源自该英语学习播客第28期音频脚本