remember to & remember + 'ing'

[bieasy]

Hi,

Is there a difference between remember to do something & remember doing something?

[2006]

Hi,

Is there a difference between remember to do something & remember doing something?

Yes, there is a difference.
I must remember to watch the eclipse of the moon next week. (want to watch it in the future)
I remember watching the eclipse of the moon four years ago. (watched it in the past)

[fiona bramble]

Yes, there is a difference.
I must remember to watch the eclipse of the moon next week. (want to watch it in the future)
I remember watching the eclipse of the moon four years ago. (watched it in the past)

Hi there 2006,
I totally agree but "remember to do something" can also be in the past (I remembered to call my mum on her birthday last week), so your explanation is a little simplified (although I completely understand why ).
I'm sure I don't have to reinvent the wheel here...does somebody know a good link with a comprehensive explanation for this?
F

[2006]

Hi there 2006,
I totally agree but "remember to do something" can also be in the past (I remembered to call my mum on her birthday last week), so your explanation is a little simplified (although I completely understand why ).
I'm sure I don't have to reinvent the wheel here...does somebody know a good link with a comprehensive explanation for this?
F

hi fiona
Of course you used "remembered", while I stuck with the verb forms that bieasy asked about.

[fiona bramble]

hi fiona
Of course you used "remembered", while I stuck with the verb forms that bieasy asked about.

Fair enough, but....I don't think I'd be too far off in assuming bieasy was questioning the difference between the gerund object and the infinitive object, not the tense
Fiona

[bieasy]

Re-hi:

First I'd like to thank you all for the help. So are these sentences correct?

I can remember playing with the kids in the park.

I remember seeing the flying saucer

And what about:

I will remember to call him.

But: I remembered to do pick up the kids at school. ---> correct??

[fiona bramble]

Re-hi:

First I'd like to thank you all for the help. So are these sentences correct?

I can remember playing with the kids in the park.

I remember seeing the flying saucer

And what about:

I will remember to call him.

But: I remembered to do pick up the kids at school. ---> correct??

I remembered to pick up the kids at school

They are technically correct but it would depend on the context. You are right in that "remember" + "to" is often about responsibilities or duties (such as picking up your kids at school) but in another situation that same context could be about the mental action of remembering or not remembering ("remember" + "ing"): I remember picking up the kids at school but I can't remember what I did after that!

Oh boy!

Fiona

[bieasy]

I remembered to pick up the kids at school

They are technically correct but it would depend on the context. You are right in that "remember" + "to" is often about responsibilities or duties (such as picking up your kids at school) but in another situation that same context could be about the mental action of remembering or not remembering ("remember" + "ing"): I remember picking up the kids at school but I can't remember what I did after that!

Oh boy!

Fiona

Thank you!

[fiona bramble]

Thank you!

My pleasure!

[bieasy]

My pleasure!

Just a curiosity about the previous thread, Fiona! What do you mean by "Oh boy!" Is it something like: "see you"?