 Re: "Remember Doing" vs "Remembered To Do It"
remember is one of those verbs which can be followed by another verb in either the infinitive or 'ing' form.
The meaning changes.
I remebered to shut the gate.
First I remebered to do something then I did it.
I remember closing the gate
I did it and now I recall doing it.
I usually teach this in the context of an old bill that is being contested. I give them the story of how a phone bill arrived and I left it in the office for a couple of weeks. Then, just before the due date, I remebered to pay it. So I went to the post office and waited in line for an hour on a very hot day etc etc and finally paid the bill.
A couple of weeks later i got a letter saying they were going to cut off the phone because I hadn't paid. I replied that I remember paying the bill because the queue was so long, it was baking hot and above all the woman in front of me in the queue was drop-dead gorgeous and was wearing the shortest miniskirt in the history of short miniskirts. I definitely remember paying the bill!!!
If only it were true.
Hope that helps. |