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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

future or present

Shall I say

I don't know if you will remember me or I don't know if you remember me
may be both are correct? Are there any differences between these sentences?

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My effort: Both sentences are correct but they have different meanings. I don't know if she (still) remembers me . ] I don't know if she will remember me (after 5 years) [the speaker is talking about future; he is not sure if she will be able to recognize him after 5 years, or will still have his image in her memory after that period] Tom

— Mr. Tom

  • My effort: Both sentences are correct but they have different meanings.
  • I don't know if she (still) remembers me .
  • ] I don't know if she will remember me (after 5 years) [the speaker is talking about future; he is not sure if she will be able to recognize him after 5 years, or will still have his image in her memory after that period] Tom
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My effort:

Both sentences are correct but they have different meanings.

I don't know if she (still) remembers me. [the speaker is not sure if she has forgotten him or not -- if she is still able to recognize him, or still has his image in her memory.]

I don't know if she will remember me (after 5 years) [the speaker is talking about future; he is not sure i
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