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YMKatherine
Joined: 06 Nov 2006
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 Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:02 pm Post subject: remember to V vs. remember Ving |
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Dear Sirs,
Need help A.S.A.P.
1. I remember mailing the letter.
This sentence means I mailed the letter, and I do remember that.
Right?
2. I remembered to mail the letter.
Means I didn't mail the letter, and I remember(or remembered) to do that later.
My question is :
Are there any differences between remember and remembered?
If yes, what's the difference?
Another question is :
I remembered ________ my umbrella, so I didn't get wet.
Which one should I fill in, to bring or bringing?
Thanks! Katherine |
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Lorikeet
Joined: 08 Oct 2005
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Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: remember to V vs. remember Ving |
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| YMKatherine wrote: |
Dear Sirs,
Need help A.S.A.P.
1. I remember mailing the letter.
This sentence means I mailed the letter, and I do remember that.
Right?
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Yes. It means you remember the action of mailing the letter.
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2. I remembered to mail the letter.
Means I didn't mail the letter, and I remember(or remembered) to do that later.
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No. This means you were supposed to mail the letter, and you did not forget to do it. You were successful, and remembered to do it.
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My question is :
Are there any differences between remember and remembered?
If yes, what's the difference?
Another question is :
I remembered ________ my umbrella, so I didn't get wet.
Which one should I fill in, to bring or bringing?
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The difference is not between "remember" and "remembered." The difference in your examples was between "remember Verb + ing" and "remember to + Verb".
Most of the time, we use "remember to verb" because that has the meaning of remembering to do something. (I remembered to take my umbrella, so I didn't get wet.)
The other use is much less common. For example:
"I remember the last vacation we took. It was such a wonderful holiday. I remember walking along the beach and watching the ducks play." Here, the person remembers an activity that he did in the past. |
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YMKatherine
Joined: 06 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:38 am Post subject: Thanks! It helps a lot! |
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 It helps a lot. Thanks! |
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