I forgot mailing the letter

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Winwin2011

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[I mailed the letter, but I forgot that I did that.]

Is it natural to say “I forgot mailing the letter.” ?

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As an NES but not a teacher:

Yes. It's possible, but I'd rather say "I forgot that I'd posted/mailed the letter".

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As an NES but not a teacher:

Yes. It's possible, but I'd rather say "I forgot that I'd posted/mailed the letter".

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Thanks, Route21.

In spoken English, is it common to leave out the “that” as in your excellent example ?

i.e I forgot I'd posted/mailed the letter.
 
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Yes. I believe you could omit "that", but I probably wouldn't.
Maybe it's just a question of different styles.

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I would use:

I forgot I posted the letter.
I forgot I had posted the letter.
I had forgotten posting the letter.
 
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