забывал

forgot, was forgetting

z ə b ɨ v a ɫ → забывать
за begin, complete, or move into/behind + быва forget + л past tense, masculine singular
verb · masculine singular · past indicative Rare #39,866
forgot, was forgetting Past tense (masculine) of «забывать»; often implies a repeated/habitual action (“used to forget”).
RU: Он часто забывал ключи дома.
EN: He often forgot his keys at home.
Conjugation of забывать
Indicative past
забывал

Я никогда вас не забывал.

I have never forgotten you.

Я никогда Вас не забывал.

I have never forgotten you.

Том никогда не забывал Мэри.

Tom never forgot Mary.

Давно хотел дать Вам, но всё время забывал.

I've been meaning to give it to you for a long time, but I kept forgetting.

— Почтальон (1994)

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