Did I remember to do?

Paco2004Hello

I sometimes come across questioning sentences using "did I remember to do". Examples are "Did I remember to tell you I love you?" and "Did I remember to lock the door?". I think they are almost synonymous to "Did I tell you I love you?" and "

It's an interesting point, Paco. When I, as a native speaker ( and not grammarian), think about the difference, I can't come up with much. What occurs to me, though, is a possible carry-over from saying, 'Do I remember actually doing something' which is clearly a different form than, 'Did I remember to do something?'

Another possibility could be that the remembering t

Philip and Dave

Thank you for the quick replies. So I suppose "Did I remember to do something?" means "It's probable I did something but I'm afraid I didn't". Is this understanding not out of track?
paco

Paco - I would agree that there's not much difference - but that's when it's most interesting to try to identify what little difference there is. To my mind, I would be more likely to say "did I remember to lock the door" if I had been worried about the possibility of forgetting. So - all morning, I'm thinking "I must remember to lock the door when I leave. I must remember to lock the door..."

Khoff, you say it better than I do.

Hello Khoff

Thank you for the detailed explanation. I think your opinion resembles Dave's second interpretation. The phrase is likely to be often used by people who know they are forgetful. I think the phrase would be nice for me to use, because my memory is getting poorer and poorer.
paco