A verb is a term that presents the time of an action whether it is now, before, or later. In this article, I will describe the imposition of “remember’’ in variant tense forms.
The verb “remember’’ provides us with the meanings of recollect, call up, recall, keep in mind, and so on. The other form “remembers’’ is framed to use in the present indefinite tense in case of the subject third person singular number. We apply the form “remembered’’ as past and past participle form.
Let us explore more interesting facts regarding the usage of “remember’’ in miscellaneous forms of various tenses along with relevant examples and detailed explanations.
“Remember’’ in the present tense.
The present tense refers to any action that happens in a frequent manner or in a regular way. We will learn to apply the usage of “remember’’ in the present tense.
The verb “remember’’ is used in the present tense to refer to thinking about the previously known facts in our mind again. We can apply this action word with the helping verbs such as am/is/are, has/have, and has/have been to present our will.
When is “remember’’ used in the present tense?
We can use the action word “remember’’ in the present tense when the need to show the action of recollecting the events that took place earlier. We can use the verb in the simple present tense, present continuous tense, present perfect tense, and present perfect progressive tense to mention recollection.
Examples and explanations with “remember’’ in the present tense-
| Type of present tense | Example | Explanation |
| 1. Present indefinite tense/ Simple present tense | a. I remember the happy day of my first birthday celebration. b. We remember our fond memories. c. You can still remember the words spoken by your father while seeing you off. d. He remembers his grandfather as his best friend. e. They remember the entertaining days during the picnic. | In these instances, the verb “remember’’ is used to show that the subjects fail to forget certain aspects of life in a general sense. As a rule of the making of a sentence the verb is affixed with the “s’’ in the fourth sentence where the subject “he’’ is in the third person and singular number. |
| 2. Present continuous tense/ Present progressive tense | a. I am remembering my sweet grandmother who is very lovable to me. b. We are remembering dimly our grandparents. c. You are remembering him leaving the stair. d. He is remembering his late grandfather. e. They are remembering their childhood days. | In the mentioned examples the verb “remember’’, as in am/is/are is applied to convey the ongoing actions of recollecting the memoirs. These instances show that the calling up of something or someone is in progress. |
| 3. Present perfect tense | a. I have remembered my friends as sole companions. b. We have remembered the basic school as a good place of learning. c. You have remembered my assistance in your trouble. d. He has remembered his teammates for their support. e. They have remembered their father’s advice to do well in the competition. | These are examples of the present perfect tense. As the sentences deal with the verb “remembered’’ along with has/have present the function of not forgetting the instances recently. The verb is used after the verb “to have verbs” has or have to suggest the meanings as per the rules. |
| 4. Present perfect continuous tense/ Present perfect progressive tense | a. I have been remembering my childhood memories for a long time. b. We have been remembering the topic for some time but in vain. c. You have been remembering your early days for two weeks. d. He has been remembering his holidays in England since Sunday. e. They have been remembering the story for an hour but they cannot get a glimpse of it. | Here we find the usage of the verb “remembering’’ along with has/have been to reveal the sense of recollecting something or someone for a period of time in the present time. |
“Remember’’ in the past tense.
The past tense refers to any activity that began and ended in the past which means before now. Here we will analyze the forms of “remember’’ in the past tense.
We can undoubtedly use the verb “remember’’ in the past tense to show the act of bringing to mind or thinking the past events again to get memoirs whether they are sweet or sour.
When can we use “remember’’ in the past tense?
The verb “remember’’ in the form “remembered’’ or “remembering’’ can definitely be used in the past tense to covey the activity of thinking about the past. We also use the term to mention having an image of a person, place, or something that happened before.
Examples and explanations of “remember’’ in the past tense-
| Type of past tense | Example | Explanation |
| 1. Past indefinite tense/ Simple past tense | a. I remembered my ancestral house. b. We remembered everything in vain. c. You remembered those far-off days. d. He/she remembered the first time he played with Swami. e. They remembered the picnic beside the river. | The verb “remembered’’ is used in these instances to parade the activity of calling up in the mind. We have to add the suffix “ed’’ to frame the past form of the verb to present the remembrance of something or someone. |
| 2. Past continuous tense/ Past progressive tense | a. I was remembering the phone number that belonged to me before. b. We were remembering you very well. c. You were remembering the route leading to the town. d. He was remembering the cause of his failure. e. They were remembering their wishes at the fair. | In these instances, the verb “remember’’ is added with the suffix “ing’’ to make it the present participle form to indicate the act of retaining the events in an ongoing manner. The rules of framing sentences in the past progressive tense are followed and so the “be verbs’’ was/were have been used before the main verb. |
| 3. Past perfect tense | a. I had remembered my homework before my teacher came to my house to teach me. b. We had remembered Soumen’s eagerness to accompany us before he came to us. c. You had remembered the surprise before the singer got on the stage. d. He had remembered the question before his father asked him about it. e. They had remembered the leader for his outstanding assistance before he came on the stage to deliver his speech. | Here we find the instances in which the verb “remembered’’ is used after the verb had and they present the action of recollecting things before another event took place in the past. |
| 4. Past perfect continuous tense/ Past perfect progressive tense | a. I had been remembering you for an immeasurable time last night. b. We had been remembering our dear retired teacher for several days. c. You had been remembering history questions for half an hour yesterday. d. He had been remembering fashionable dresses for a long time in the showroom. e. They had been remembering my miserable days for several months. | In these sentences, the verb “remembering’’ is used along with had been to convey that the persons did not forget the events taking place in them before. They had been calling up the things, and persons for a period of time before. |
“Remember’’ in the future tense.
The future tense refers to the activity that will start and finish in the future right after the present moment. Here we will explore how “remember’’ acts in the future tense.
The verb “remember’’ is used in the future tense to refer to someone who will think of someone or something with respect, honor, or some feelings along with the usage of shall/will, shall/will have, shall/will have been in various forms of the future tense.
When can we use “remember’’ in the future tense?
We use the term “remember’ in the future tense when we need to present our conception of recollecting anything. We also apply the verb in all the different types of future tense to convey our forming images of something in the memory. We can use it in future indefinite, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous tense.
Examples and explanations of “remember’’ in the future tense-
| Type of future tense | Example | Explanation |
| 1. Future indefinite tense/ Simple future tense | a. I shall remember my involvement in the chaos. b. We shall remember the perfect weather for the outing tomorrow. c. You will remember my name while asking for any help. d. He will remember so many messages sent to him. e. They will remember perfectly when the dear teacher taught them. | Here the verb “remember’’ is used to maintain the rules of sentence formation along with shall/will to present the activity of bringing the image into memory in the future in a general sense. |
| 2. Future continuous tense/ Future progressive tense | a. I shall be remembering every point in detail. b. We shall be remembering the chamber of the reliable person. c. You will be remembering a barefooted old woman. d. He will be remembering the love-sick girl. e. They will be remembering the warnings given to them by their parents. | These instances show that the verb “remembering’’ along with the verbs shall be/will be frames the continuous remembrance of something or someone in the future. We get to know that the persons will be calling up the person or things, events in a continuous way. |
| 3. Future perfect tense | a. I shall have remembered every feeling I got in the company of my beloved. b. We shall have remembered the music room while entering it. c. You will have remembered the importance of the teacher’s lecture. d. He will have remembered a dream tonight. e. They will have remembered to take the things needed for the travel. | We come across sentences in which the verb “remembered’’ in its past participle form is used to display the act of recollecting things. As a rule, the verb follows the helping verb shall have/will have to convey the sense. |
| 4. Future perfect continuous tense/ Future perfect progressive tense | a. I shall have been remembering good memories for the next years. b. We shall have been remembering the calls of the miserable people for a long period of time. c. You will have been remembering the incident that happened to you for several days to come. d. He will have been remembering his defeat in the tennis competition for several days. e. They will have been remembering their position in the class for the next student’s life. | The examples describe the activity of recollection of the images in an ongoing manner in the future. The persons spoken here will get the memories imprinted in their memory for some time in the future. |
Conclusion
This article gives us a fair discussion on the usage of “remember’’ in all the types of various tenses. We can use the term “remember’’ as a noun in the form “remembrance’’. We can use it in phrases like “be remembered as someone’’, “remember me to someone’’. The phrasal verb “remember to’’ is also applied in the sentence.
Hi…. I am Goutam Datta. I have completed a double M. A. in English and B. Ed. I am a creative writer. Currently, I am a part of the LambdaGeeks.
