August 18, 2016, 14:41
Geoffforewent
I've often seen the word, "forego" in print, but don't remember seeing "forewent" as the past tense until reading Isabel Wilkerson's "The Warmth of Other Suns." Is it in common use and I've just not seen it, or is there a more common term?
August 18, 2016, 15:13
<Proofreader>I think most people use
foregone.
And foregone is what a golfer says when he loses his ball.
August 18, 2016, 17:04
GeoffBut "foregone" is a past participle, not a simple past tense. Or have I forgotten basic grammar?
August 18, 2016, 18:15
BobHaleI have seen it, but rarely.
August 18, 2016, 21:18
KallehI've seen "forgone" a lot (a "foregone" conclusion). I think I've seen "forewent," but I can't cite when. It is much rarer.