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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Have forgotten OR forgot
What's the difference between I have forgotten it and I forgot it ?
-Why didn't you drop in at my house?
-I'd like to have.but I ___your address.
The answer is "forgot" rather than "had forgotten" .Why?
Thanks.
-Why didn't you drop in at my house?
-I'd like to have.but I ___your address.
The answer is "forgot" rather than "had forgotten" .Why?
Thanks.
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Well, you've offered 3 choices: simple past, present perfect and past perfect. Actually, all 3 are possible, but simple past is the most common response because the failure to drop in is clearly in the past.
- Well, you've offered 3 choices: simple past, present perfect and past perfect.
- Actually, all 3 are possible, but simple past is the most common response because the failure to drop in is clearly in the past.
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Well, you've offered 3 choices: simple past, present perfect and past perfect.
Actually, all 3 are possible, but simple past is the most common response because the failure to drop in is clearly in the past.
Actually, all 3 are possible, but simple past is the most common response because the failure to drop in is clearly in the past.
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