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Forget - Forgot

I would like to make sure that I remember my English grammar lesson about Forget - Forgot - Forgotten usage.

I recently heard a friend of mine saying:

- I rented a movie, but I forget the title of it.
Other example could be:
- What is your grandmother's maiden name? - I used to remember, but I forget it.

I think the correct way to say it would be:

- I rented a movie, but forgot the title of it.
- What is your grandmother's maiden name? - I used to remember, but I forgot it.

I was taught that "forget" can be used in situations where repetitive situations are implied, for example:

Every Monday I forget to call my mother.
I always forget to lock my car.

Or in this case:
Forget it; I am not going to talk about it anymore!

In other cases, when you don't remember something, it means you forgot, so it should be:

I forgot the title of the movie.
I used to know my grandmother’s maiden name, but I forgot it.

Please, let me know if my thinking is correct and if usage of “forget” is acceptable at all in cases that I described above.

Thank you.

Re: Forget - Forgot

Suggest these:

I forget to walk the dog sometimes.

I forgot to walk the dog last Saturday.

I have forgotten to walk the dog for the past 4 weeks.

I had forgotten to walk the dog until Dan reminded me.

Hope this helps some!

Re: Forget - Forgot

This is the usual forget-forgot grammatical errors I always encounter with people. And since I always hear it, now I ask myself: Is it forget or forgot?

Just awhile ago, we had a luncheon, and this director said, 'he always forget the name of the new supervisor at the site'.

And I am glad you explained it. Thank you.