美语听力与发音技巧第28期 | Forget 的用法
在英语中，“forget to do something”表示忘记去做某件尚未完成的事，而“forget doing something”则表示无法忘记已经做过的事，常用于表达对过去经历的深刻记忆。
关键要点
- “Forget to do”用于提醒或承诺未来要做的事，如“Don’t forget to lock the door”。
- “Forget doing”用于描述对过去已发生事件的难忘记忆，如“I’ll never forget seeing the Statue of Liberty”。
- “Forget doing”通常出现在否定形式中（如 won’t forget、can’t forget），语义等同于“remember doing”。
- 使用“forget”时，动词形式（to do 或 doing）直接影响句子含义，需根据时间与语境谨慎选择。
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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
“I forgot to call him”和“I forgot calling him”有什么区别？
“I forgot to call him”表示本该打电话但忘了；“I forgot calling him”不符合常规用法，因为“forget doing”通常用于否定句表达难忘之事，不能用于表示遗忘动作本身。
为什么“forget doing”一般不用在肯定句里？
因为“forget doing”在肯定句中逻辑矛盾——如果已经“forget”（忘记），就不可能记得“doing”的细节；因此它几乎只用于否定句，如“I’ll never forget meeting you”。
如何正确提醒别人做某事？
应使用“Don’t forget to + 动词原形”，例如“Don’t forget to bring your passport”，强调未来需要完成的动作。
参考资料
Cambridge Dictionary: forget
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/forget-to-infinitive-or-forget-ing权威语法资源，明确区分 forget to do 与 forget doing 的用法差异。
Daily Tips on Learning English – Episode on Forget
本文内容源自该播客节目第28期，聚焦 forget 的实际应用与发音。