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Feathers Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
I remember to have seen him before
#1. I remember seeing him before.
#2. I remember to have seen him before.
#3. I remember having seen him before.
Do they mean the same thing?
(Thank you for your help, in advance.)
#2. I remember to have seen him before.
#3. I remember having seen him before.
Do they mean the same thing?
(Thank you for your help, in advance.)
Top answer
I remeber that I saw him before.
- I remeber that I saw him before.
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Thank you Welkins. So they all mean the same, huh... I didn't know that.
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Hi,
#1. I remember seeing him before. OK. I remember the act of seeing him before.
#2. I remember to have seen him before. This is not grammatically correct.
#3. I remember having seen him before. OK. 'I have seen him' means "I have the result of seeing him". So, your sentence means 'I remember having the result of se
#1. I remember seeing him before. OK. I remember the act of seeing him before.
#2. I remember to have seen him before. This is not grammatically correct.
#3. I remember having seen him before. OK. 'I have seen him' means "I have the result of seeing him". So, your sentence means 'I remember having the result of se
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Feathers#1. I remember seeing him before. This refers to the past that you did.
#2. I remember to have seen him before. ( I do not think this is correct)
#3. I remember having seen him before. ( I don't think this is correct.)
If you want 'remeber plus infintive'. I think you can say:
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Thank you again Welkins, and thank you as always, Clive.
I see... I'd better not to use the sentence #2 in any case. And I'd need some special context to use the sentence #3. The problem is, I've read the following sentence in Three men in a boat (by J.K. Jerome):
I see... I'd better not to use the sentence #2 in any case. And I'd need some special context to use the sentence #3. The problem is, I've read the following sentence in Three men in a boat (by J.K. Jerome):
I don't think I ever remember to have seen Moulsey lock, before, with only one boat in it. (in the first
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Hi,
Yes, but as you probably know, this book was originally published in 1889. Today such a structure seems very old-fashioned, even archaic. #3 would be the norm.
Best wishes, Clive
Yes, but as you probably know, this book was originally published in 1889. Today such a structure seems very old-fashioned, even archaic. #3 would be the norm.
Best wishes, Clive
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Hi Feathers,
How are you?
#1 and #3 mean the same.
#2 is wrong under all circuimstances.
It would be correct to say:
I remember/ed to see him, which means I will/did not forget to go to his place.
I had remembered to have seen here before I moved houses.No.
I had remembered to see here before I moved houses. Yes.
I had remem
How are you?
#1 and #3 mean the same.
#2 is wrong under all circuimstances.
It would be correct to say:
I remember/ed to see him, which means I will/did not forget to go to his place.
I had remembered to have seen here before I moved houses.No.
I had remembered to see here before I moved houses. Yes.
I had remem
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Welkins2139#3. I remember having seen him before. ( I don't think this is correct.)It is correct. I strongly suggest doing some research before posting. We should try not to confuse others, but verify the facts first.
You could search at Google with:
"remember having seen * before"
(quotati
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Inchoateknowledge>#2. I remember to have seen him before.
#2 is wrong under all circuimstances.I don't agree.
Three Men in a Boat (To say nothing of the dog). - CHAPTER VII.
I
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to remember sg
to have seen him must be put in gerund form: having seen him.
I remember having seen him
to have seen him must be put in gerund form: having seen him.
I remember having seen him
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