Past tense of forgo
The past simple of forgo is forwent and the past participle is forgone: forgo – forwent – forgone.
- Base form V1
- forgo
- Past simple V2
- forwent
- Past participle V3
- forgone
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Meaning of forgo
To decide not to take something you would enjoy or are entitled to
- ExampleShe forwent her bonus so that the team could keep two jobs.
Forgo, forwent, forgone in sentences
- Past simpleShe forwent her bonus.
- Past participleThe trip has been forgone to save money.
Common mistakes
forgoedforwent. Forgo is irregular, so it does not take -ed.The trip has been forwent to save money.The trip has been forgone to save money. After be in the passive, use the past participle, forgone.
Similar verbs
Forgo is built on go and changes the same way.
All three forms different, like forgo: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of forgo?
Forwent. For example: She forwent her bonus.
What is the past participle of forgo?
Forgone. It follows be in the passive, as in The trip has been forgone to save money.
Is forgo a regular verb?
No. Forgo is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
