What's the differnce between "I forgot to do it" and "I forgot doing it" ?

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Hiya Raymond

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What's the differnce between "I forgot to do it" and "I forgot doing it" ?

What's the differnce between "I forgot to do it" and "I forgot doing it" ?

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Re: What's the differnce between "I forgot to do it" and "I forgot doing it" ?

I forgot to do it. - I forgot that I had/needed to to it. I didn't do it.
I forgot doing it. - I forgot that I had done it.
 

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Re: What's the differnce between "I forgot to do it" and "I forgot doing it" ?

Where I live, the second sentence, "I forgot doing it" sounds like an incomplete sentence, and would probably be considered meaningless on its own.
 
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