Remember in Tense: Advanced Details and Grammatical Specifications

The verb “remember” is a regular verb in English, and its conjugation follows a standard pattern. Here are the detailed specifications and examples for each tense:

Present Tense

Present Simple

  • Affirmative: I remember, you remember, he/she/it remembers, we remember, you remember, they remember.
  • Negative: I do not remember, you do not remember, he/she/it does not remember, we do not remember, you do not remember, they do not remember.
  • Interrogative: Do I remember?, do you remember?, does he/she/it remember?, do we remember?, do you remember?, do they remember?

Present Continuous

  • Affirmative: I am remembering, you are remembering, he/she/it is remembering, we are remembering, you are remembering, they are remembering.
  • Negative: I am not remembering, you are not remembering, he/she/it is not remembering, we are not remembering, you are not remembering, they are not remembering.
  • Interrogative: Am I remembering?, are you remembering?, is he/she/it remembering?, are we remembering?, are you remembering?, are they remembering?

Past Tense

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Past Simple

  • Affirmative: I remembered, you remembered, he/she/it remembered, we remembered, you remembered, they remembered.
  • Negative: I did not remember, you did not remember, he/she/it did not remember, we did not remember, you did not remember, they did not remember.
  • Interrogative: Did I remember?, did you remember?, did he/she/it remember?, did we remember?, did you remember?, did they remember?

Past Continuous

  • Affirmative: I was remembering, you were remembering, he/she/it was remembering, we were remembering, you were remembering, they were remembering.
  • Negative: I was not remembering, you were not remembering, he/she/it was not remembering, we were not remembering, you were not remembering, they were not remembering.
  • Interrogative: Was I remembering?, were you remembering?, was he/she/it remembering?, were we remembering?, were you remembering?, were they remembering?

Future Tense

Future Simple

  • Affirmative: I will remember, you will remember, he/she/it will remember, we will remember, you will remember, they will remember.
  • Negative: I will not remember, you will not remember, he/she/it will not remember, we will not remember, you will not remember, they will not remember.
  • Interrogative: Will I remember?, will you remember?, will he/she/it remember?, will we remember?, will you remember?, will they remember?

Future Continuous

  • Affirmative: I will be remembering, you will be remembering, he/she/it will be remembering, we will be remembering, you will be remembering, they will be remembering.
  • Negative: I will not be remembering, you will not be remembering, he/she/it will not be remembering, we will not be remembering, you will not be remembering, they will not be remembering.
  • Interrogative: Will I be remembering?, will you be remembering?, will he/she/it be remembering?, will we be remembering?, will you be remembering?, will they be remembering?

Perfect Tenses

Present Perfect

  • Affirmative: I have remembered, you have remembered, he/she/it has remembered, we have remembered, you have remembered, they have remembered.
  • Negative: I have not remembered, you have not remembered, he/she/it has not remembered, we have not remembered, you have not remembered, they have not remembered.
  • Interrogative: Have I remembered?, have you remembered?, has he/she/it remembered?, have we remembered?, have you remembered?, have they remembered?

Past Perfect

  • Affirmative: I had remembered, you had remembered, he/she/it had remembered, we had remembered, you had remembered, they had remembered.
  • Negative: I had not remembered, you had not remembered, he/she/it had not remembered, we had not remembered, you had not remembered, they had not remembered.
  • Interrogative: Had I remembered?, had you remembered?, had he/she/it remembered?, had we remembered?, had you remembered?, had they remembered?

Future Perfect

  • Affirmative: I will have remembered, you will have remembered, he/she/it will have remembered, we will have remembered, you will have remembered, they will have remembered.
  • Negative: I will not have remembered, you will not have remembered, he/she/it will not have remembered, we will not have remembered, you will not have remembered, they will not have remembered.
  • Interrogative: Will I have remembered?, will you have remembered?, will he/she/it have remembered?, will we have remembered?, will you have remembered?, will they have remembered?

Conditional Tenses

Conditional Simple

  • Affirmative: I would remember, you would remember, he/she/it would remember, we would remember, you would remember, they would remember.
  • Negative: I would not remember, you would not remember, he/she/it would not remember, we would not remember, you would not remember, they would not remember.
  • Interrogative: Would I remember?, would you remember?, would he/she/it remember?, would we remember?, would you remember?, would they remember?

Conditional Continuous

  • Affirmative: I would be remembering, you would be remembering, he/she/it would be remembering, we would be remembering, you would be remembering, they would be remembering.
  • Negative: I would not be remembering, you would not be remembering, he/she/it would not be remembering, we would not be remembering, you would not be remembering, they would not be remembering.
  • Interrogative: Would I be remembering?, would you be remembering?, would he/she/it be remembering?, would we be remembering?, would you be remembering?, would they be remembering?

Conditional Perfect

  • Affirmative: I would have remembered, you would have remembered, he/she/it would have remembered, we would have remembered, you would have remembered, they would have remembered.
  • Negative: I would not have remembered, you would not have remembered, he/she/it would not have remembered, we would not have remembered, you would not have remembered, they would not have remembered.
  • Interrogative: Would I have remembered?, would you have remembered?, would he/she/it have remembered?, would we have remembered?, would you have remembered?, would they have remembered?

Imperative

Imperative

  • Affirmative: Remember!
  • Negative: Do not remember!
  • Interrogative: Remember?

Infinitive

Infinitive

  • To remember

Examples

Present Simple

  • “I remember your name from the last meeting we had.” (Infinitive)
  • “She always remembers to bring her lunch to work.” (Habitual action)

Past Simple

  • “He remembered to call his mom on her birthday last year.” (Completed action in the past)
  • “She always remembered her friends’ birthdays when she was in school.” (Past habit or state)

Future Simple

  • “I will remember to send out all the invitations.” (Future action)

Present Perfect

  • “She has already remembered to send out all the invitations.” (Action completed at an unspecified time before now)
  • “By the time the meeting started, he had remembered to review all the documents.” (Action completed before another action or time in the past)

Past Perfect

  • “She had already remembered to send out all the invitations.” (Action completed before another action or time in the past)

Future Perfect

  • “By tomorrow, they will have remembered to complete all their pending tasks.” (Action completed before a specified time in the future)

References

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