Would Forget or Had Forgotten?
"I Forgot" Is the Simple Past, Expressing an Action Which Took Place Once. "I Had Forgotten" Is Is the Simple Past Perfect, Used to Express an Action Taking...
"I forgot" is the simple past, expressing an action which took place once. "I had forgotten" is is the simple past perfect, used to express an action taking place before a certain time in the past. This tense emphasizes what happened, not the duration thereof.
Would have forgotten or would have forgot?
Idiomatically they mean basically the same. The difference is in the tense. The first is the simple past, it means that at some point in the past you forgot it. The second is present perfect, which means that you forgot in the past and are continuing to have forgotten up to now.
Is it I have forgotten or I had forgotten?
In the U.S., it would be "I have forgotten"; "forgot" would make you sound like you had not learned the difference ...
Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.
