forget
verb (used with object)
to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall.
have been forgetting
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present perfect progressiveof forget.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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And people have been forgetting that he wasn’t successful when I was growing up.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2018
All very fine, Master Bonnard!—you have been so deeply interested in observing your ward, that you have been forgetting you are her guardian!
From The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard by Anatole France
So much have I enjoyed my talk with you that I have been forgetting to look after your safety.
From The Young Engineers in Mexico Or, Fighting the Mine Swindlers by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
What is it you will have been forgetting, Margaret?" said I. "
From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by John Sillars
I have been dreaming, I have been forgetting!
From The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
