Remember + -ing, Remember + Having + Past Participle

0 Very little difference. The second seems stiffer, more formal. It contains more words than necessary. It also makes the memory more removed from the person remembering. In the first sentence the person recalls the event itself; in the second, strictly speaking, only the fact that the event occurred. In the first sentence the person's memory seems a little more vivid.02br
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0You may wish to add some ‘adjunct’ to each of your sentences to clarify the use of the passive indefinite and the passive perfect: 02br
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00[1] He remembers being bitten by a dog (2 years ago in that country trip).02br
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00[2] He remembers having been bitten by a dog (since he was young).02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10Very little difference. The second seems stiffer, more formal. It contains more words than necessary. It also makes the memory more removed from the person remembering. In the first sentence the person recalls the event itself; in the second, strictly speaking, only the fact that the event occurred. In the fi

0 Yes, you could say that. You could also say "I couldn't ... as I was supposed to meet".02br
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00 By the way, this is really a second question. Next time please make a separate post for each question. It makes it much easier for all the forum members to find topics of interest to them. Thanks!02br
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