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Bookmark or Share- hadn't remembered buying / didn't remember having boughtI hadn't remembered buying his gift last week and bought another one this afternoon. This means you could not remember buying the gift but suggest you had bought it. However you have now bought a second gift. I didn't remember having bought his gift last week and bought another one this afternoon. Is not correct.
- gerunds - I remembered to bring my books and I remember bringing my ...I remembered to bring my books today after leaving them at home last week. The speaker uses the past tense because it was earlier that s/he remembered to take the books with her. I remember bringing my books with me this morning but I don't know where I put them.
- grammar - Does `remembered to do` imply doing it - English Language ...Simply remembered to does not imply going through with that action. It must be specified whether or not the action was taken. For e.g. I remembered to lock the door after I reached the office would mean that in effect, the door was not locked. So, baseline, remembered to in itself does not imply that the action was indeed carried out.
- sentence meaning - Did remember/ remembered - English Language Learners ...Did remember/ remembered. Ask Question Asked 6 years, 4 months ago. Modified 6 years, 4 months ago.
- grammar - He remembered to post a present to his mother for her ..."Remembered to post" and "remembered posting" have different meanings. To remember to do something means to not forget to do something important or necessary, for example posting a present to one's mother in good time for her birthday. To remember doing something simply means to recall doing something. Remember
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