Brugen af "Forget", "Regret" & "Remember"
Når forget, regret og remember efterfølges af gerundium, henviser denne til en handling, der er foregået tidligere end hovedudsagnsordet. Gerundium kan erstattes af lang tillægsform (present perfect participle) i disse sætninger for at gøre rækkefølgen af hændelserne mere eksplicitte. Forget bliver ofte brugt sammen med never i almindelig fremtid.
Eksempler
- I remember locking the door. = I remember having locked the door.
- He regretted speaking so rudely. = He regretted having spoken so rudely.
- I don't remember losing my glasses. = I don't remember having lost my glasses.
- I will never forget meeting my boss for the first time.
Når disse udsagnsord efterfølges af en navnemåde, henviser denne til en handling, der foregår på samme tid som hovedudsagnsordet eller senere.
Eksempler
- This morning I remembered to lock the door. (= the remembering came first, then the locking)
- Do not forget to buy some eggs. (= the not forgetting comes first, then the buying eggs)
- I forgot to bring my books to school. (= first I forgot, then I didn't bring my books.)
- We regret to announce the late arrival of the 12.45 from Paddington. (= our regrets come before the announcement)