Useful Expressions for Remembering and Forgetting in English

 

In this lesson, you’ll learn different expressions for remembering and forgetting that you can use in your daily English conversation.

Different Expressions for Remembering and Forgetting

Expressions for Remember Things

• As far as I can remember…
• I’ll always remember…
• I remember…
• If (my) memory serves me correctly,…
• I’ll never forget…
• As I recall…
• If I’m not / Unless I’m – mistaken…
• Now I come to think of it…
• I can (clearly) remember…
• I have a vague recollection of…
• As far as I can recall…
• If I remember correctly…

Expressions for Forgetting Something

• My mind went blank.
• I can’t remember.
• It doesn’t ring a bell.
• It completely slipped my mind.
• I’m sorry, I forgot about it.
• I forget.
• I lost my train of thought.
• It’s on the tip of my tongue.
• I don’t remember.
• It went in one ear and out the other.
• Can you refresh my memory?
• I had a senior moment.
• I failed to remember
• It escaped my memory.
• I’d forget my head if it wasn’t attached
• My memory is short.
• I do not memorize anything.

Expressions for Remembering and Forgetting| Image