'Sorry, I forgot about it.' vs 'Sorry, I have forgotten about it.'

[Readytolearn]

Hello teachers,
If this sentence, ‘Sorry, I forgot about it.’, was in the present perfect tense, would it be correct too?
A: Has the dog eaten yet?
B: No, it hasn’t. [color=blue]Sorry, I forgot about it.
A: Another time! You really are impossible, Peter.

Thanks in advance.

[Alan]

No, that doesn’t work.

Sorry, I forgot about it

refers to the time when the dog should have been fed and so only the past simple is appropriate.

[Beeesneees]

As an aside, ‘Another time’ is very stilted. A native English speaker would say, “Again? You really are impossible, Peter.”

[Readytolearn]

@Alan

No, that doesn’t work.

Sorry, I forgot about it

refers to the time when the dog should have been fed and so only the past simple is appropriate.

Hello Alan,
Thanks for your explanation. It’s very clear now.

RtL

[Readytolearn]

@Beeesneees

As an aside, ‘Another time’ is very stilted. A native English speaker would say, “Again? You really are impossible, Peter.”

Hello Beeesneees,
Thanks for your recommendation. I really thought, ‘another time’ was natural.

RtL

[Beeesneees]

Not in this context, RtL.

[Readytolearn]

@Beeesneees

Not in this context, RtL.

Hello Beeesneees,
Once again the context is vital!

RtL

[Alan]

Hi Readytolearn,

You could in fact rescue your short dialogue by adding to

Another time!

This might read as: Another time try to remember! Possibly you were thinking along those lines as this expression can be used to express the idea of irritation and a warning to the recipient.

[Readytolearn]

@Alan

Hi Readytolearn,

You could in fact rescue your short dialogue by adding to

Another time!

This might read as: Another time try to remember! Possibly you were thinking along those lines as this expression can be used to express the idea of irritation and a warning to the recipient.

Hello Alan,
Thank you for your interest.

RtL