Nonverbis
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In a textbook I've read that after some verbs Indefinite Gerund is often used to express previous actions instead of Perfect Gerund.
Examples: remember, punish, mention.
I remember reading about it in a newspaper (instead of having read).
I consulted some dictionaries in the hope of finding any hints whether a verb can be used with Indefinite Gerund for a prefious action. But I failed. Do I understand correctly that if a verb unambiguously implies that something was done in the past, then one should use Indefinite Gerund. But this is just my explanation, I have not read it in a textbook.
Could you speculate on this subject? And give me more examples of such verbs?
Examples: remember, punish, mention.
I remember reading about it in a newspaper (instead of having read).
I consulted some dictionaries in the hope of finding any hints whether a verb can be used with Indefinite Gerund for a prefious action. But I failed. Do I understand correctly that if a verb unambiguously implies that something was done in the past, then one should use Indefinite Gerund. But this is just my explanation, I have not read it in a textbook.
Could you speculate on this subject? And give me more examples of such verbs?