Question

I meant to phone Diane last night but I _______ (forget) to. Choose the appropriate form of the verb to fill in the blank.
A. forgets
B. forgot
C. has forgotten
D. will forget

Answer 1

Hint: Verbs are action words. It describes the physical action, mental action, and state of being. Verbs are also used as tenses to indicate the time of action. There are three types of verbs that are action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs.

Complete answer:
Action verbs are used to express the action like eat, talk, walk, forget, sad, and so forth. Also, action verbs indicate the possession such as have, own, and so forth. Action verbs are further classified into two categories transitive and intransitive verbs.
In the transitive verb, the noun receives the action and is called the direct object. Whereas, the intransitive verb does not have a direct or indirect object. It can be followed by an adverb or adverbial phrase. No object receives the action in the intransitive verb.
The appropriate verb for the given sentence, 'I meant to phone Diane last night but I (forget) to.' will be option B. forgot.
The verb 'forgot' in the above sentence is the transitive verb. Sometimes the transitive verbs have indirect objects which indicate the name of the object for whom or to whom the action was done. In the given sentence the action was done to Diana.

The other options are incorrect. Let's know why the other options are incorrect.
A. forgets- It is a simple present tense which indicates habit or daily routine. The action 'forget' ended. Hence it is not a habit.
C. has forgotten- it is the past perfect form which means that the action has taken place many times now. hence, it is incorrect.
D. will forget- It is the future tense, which indicates that the action will happen in the future.

 Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: Before changing the form of verb we should know the types of tenses. As per the time, we change the verb. The verb tenses are conjugated in three forms past, present, and future. We conjugate the verb as per the time or situation provided.