This flashcard explains that "forgot to lock" means forgetting the need to lock, while "forgot locking" means forgetting the fact of having locked.
Ce flashcard explique que "forgot to lock" signifie oublier d'avoir besoin de verrouiller, tandis que "forgot locking" signifie oublier le fait d'avoir verrouillé.
| Task | Tracey forgot _________ (to lock) the door. She spent the day trying to remember that fact. So she called her neighbour to ask him to check the door. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 2 |
| a | to lock |
| b | locking |
| c | locks |
| d | locked |
| comment | Some verbs can be used both with the Gerund and the Infinitive. But in some cases the meaning of the sentence becomes different. Compare: forgot to lock - forgot that she needed to lock / forgot locking - she locked the door but she forgot that fact. |
| topic | gerunds and infinitives |
| level | 2 |
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