Remember+infinitive or gerumd
Hello everyone,
Could you please tell me if the verb "remember" can be followed by an "infinitive" as follows?
1. I remember him speak to the audience.
2. I remembered him speak to the audience.
Or must it be followed by "gerund" as follows?
1. I remember him speaking to the audience.
2. I remembered him speaking to the audience.
Regards,
JA
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Joseph A Could you please tell me if the verb "remember" can be followed by an "infinitive" as follows? No. The to-infinitive can follow "remember" but the subject of the two verbs must be the same.
- Joseph A Could you please tell me if the verb "remember" can be followed by an "infinitive" as follows?
- No.
- The to-infinitive can follow "remember" but the subject of the two verbs must be the same.
- I remembered to call my mother on her birthday.
- Joseph A Or must it be followed by "gerund" as follows?
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Joseph ACould you please tell me if the verb "remember" can be followed by an "infinitive" as follows?
No.
The to-infinitive can follow "remember" but the subject of the two verbs must be the same.
I remembered to call my mother on her birthday.
Joseph AOr must it be followed by "gerund" as follows?
0Joseph Aplease tell me if the verb "remember" can be followed by an "infinitive"
You have to use the full infinitive (to speak) directly after remember — with no noun phrase in between. The gerund is OK with or without an intervening noun phrase. Note the pattern below.
I always remember to lock that door.
I reme
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