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I forget to bring my wallet vs I forgot to bring my wallet

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I forget to bring my wallet' is in the present tense, indicating a habitual action. 'I forgot to bring my wallet' is in the past tense, indicating that the action of forgetting already happened.
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I forget to bring my wallet

This phrase is correct when referring to a habitual action or a plan for the future.

This phrase is used to express a recurring action or a future plan that involves forgetting to bring the wallet.
  • Apr 20, 2017 ... When I arrived home, my mother came out and told me I forget to bring my wallet. How stupid I was! (Quoted from an English test paper from ...
  • Jan 18, 2024 ... It gets really annoying and awkward as sometimes I forget to bring my wallet and if the Google Wallet card isn't working, I have nothing to pay ...
  • Apr 25, 2016 ... I want to buy a new pair of shoes, but then I realize I forget to bring my wallet! I have to go all the way home to get my wallet before I ...
  • Apr 3, 2020 ... I carry a recently expired driver license in my car in the event that I forget to bring my wallet. When a police officer stops you he first ...
  • Oct 22, 2022 ... It's always annoying if i go to Ralphs and i forget to bring my wallet (im forgetful ) and they don't take Apple Pay. Will Kroger buying ...
  • There aren't any facilities on site, apart from an ice cream van that always seems to be there when I forget to bring my wallet. View fullsize.
  • 1-I forget to bring my wallet. 2-I left my phone in the bar. 3 yrs. Aline Bulacio. Leave = when u abandon something. GIF, description not available, sent by ...
  • May 28, 2021 ... I carry a recently expired driver license in my car in the event that I forget to bring my wallet. When a police officer stops you he first ...
  • These days, I just use Apple Pay every time I forget to bring my Wallet, or when I don't feel like digging through my bag for the boarding pass to a ...

Alternatives:

  • I always forget to bring my wallet
  • I tend to forget my wallet
  • I usually forget my wallet

I forgot to bring my wallet

This phrase is correct when referring to a past action of forgetting to bring the wallet.

This phrase is used to talk about a specific instance in the past when the wallet was forgotten.
  • Apr 20, 2017 ... If you were talking to another student at school, you'd say "I forgot to bring my wallet (here)". M · MilkyBarKid. Senior Member. British ...
  • Feb 9, 2018 ... I forgot to bring my wallet once for the final exam. Got my friend to take a photo of my student id and sent it to my phone and they ...
  • May 2, 2014 ... I was eating with a girlfriend to be, I forgot to bring my wallet, which one is correct to tell her that " I left my wallet at home" I ...
  • Sep 14, 2014 ... I visited 4 legal moonshine distillary in Gatlinburg Davy Crockett, Sugar land, Ole Smokey and Doc Collier. I forgot to bring my wallet so I had ...
  • Sep 24, 2024 ... hi, i forgot to bring my wallet to sch which have all my identification cards, is it possible to take quizzes attendance using my singpass ...
  • Oct 14, 2014 ... Then, that Tuesday, I forgot to bring my wallet to work. Can you guess which one I couldn't get through the day without? I couldn't even get ...
  • Dec 18, 2022 ... Commentary · I forgot to bring my wallet once, and that one time, my Apple wallet didn't work, so my friend had to pay for me. · I choked on tea ...
  • Jan 9, 2022 ... Even moving as much as we've done, it's really disorienting to be out of your routine and in-between places. I forgot to bring my wallet when ...
  • Jul 13, 2021 ... What is the difference between I forgot to bring my wallet with me today. and I forgot bringing my wallet with me today. ?Feel free to just ...

Alternatives:

  • I realized I had forgotten my wallet
  • I left my wallet at home
  • I didn't bring my wallet

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