Learn English – Is this sentence correct? “I forgot to brought the money”

infinitivespast-tensetense

I forgot to brought my money.

I am an English teacher but I got stranded in this sentence. I know (or I least, I think) it’s more common to say:

I forgot to bring my money.

but I can’t explain why. Or are both verb tenses correct?

Best Answer

brought is the simple past of irregular verb bring.

Forget is complemented by an infinitive clause:

I forgot to bring my money.

by a noun-phrase:

I forgot my wallet.

You can forget going to the party. You're grounded for a week.

Sometimes that last usage, where forget means "abandon your plans", uses the preposition about:

You can forget about going to the party. You're grounded for a week.

or by a prepositional phrase:

I forgot about this bar's cover charge. It's $10.