i had forgotten or i forgot? (1) A: oh, i'm sorry i just realized that i forgot to bring the tape recorder you lent me. i left it back in my dorm! B: that's all right. as long as i've got it mine by t

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i had forgotten or i forgot? (1) A: oh, i'm sorry i just realized that i forgot to bring the tape recorder you lent me. i left it back in my dorm! B: that's all right. as long as i've got it mine by then. Q1: is it right that the had forgotten be replaced there like (2)? what is the difference if it can be? Q2: why does the B use the present perfect rather than simple future tense? (2) A: my homework didn't get evaluated because i had forgotten to write my name. Q1: is it right that the forgot be replaced there like 1? what is the difference if it can be?

2017년 2월 12일 오전 7:36

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1. forgot or have forgotten are correct. Had forgotten is wrong. The forgetting is relevant to the present situation. There is .no relevant distinction between the times of realising and forgetting. The second sentence has no clear meaning and needs to be rewritten. 2. Had forgotten is correct as it clarifies that the forgetting happened before the failures to evaluate. Forgot would also be ok because the time sequence is clear.

2017년 2월 12일

We should wait for natives' answers, but i suppose there is a mistake in (1). You can say "i'm sorry i'VE just realized that i forgot to bring the tape recorder" Then it matches to grammar rules of Narratives tenses topic (learn it).

2017년 2월 12일

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