”I forgot drinking my coffee” - for native English speakers.
Is ”I forgot drinking my coffee” unambiguous and means (more or less) ”I forgot that I drank my coffee (at an earlier time)” or could it also mean ”I forgot to drink my coffee”?
Thanks for your help!
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”I forgot drinking my coffee” is neither natural nor correct. There's a very misleading rule in some upper-level textbooks which suggests that "to forget [verb]ing" is acceptable. I'm glad you checked with native speakers.
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I agree with Peachey. "I forgot drinking my coffee" is not correct. However, I could say, "I don't remember drinking my coffee."
"(Not) remember + verb-ing" works.
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https://www.italki.com/discussion/153662
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No, it does not sound natural. "I forgot to drink my coffee" would be best. "I didn't get (or have) my coffee" would work casually, and would be something that I would say.
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Usually it means the first "I forgot that I drank my coffee" for the second we would usually say "I forgot to drink my coffee" but I have used "I forgot about drinking my coffee" to mean both. Sorry I'm not sure this is very helpful.
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