Hi, my name is Emma, and in today's lesson
we are going to look at a common confusing mistake students make. So we're looking at
the words "Remember to do something", "Remember doing something" -- so those ones are commonly
confused, and "Forget to do something" versus "Forget doing something". Okay? So we're looking
at gerunds versus infinitives of "Forget" and "Remember".
So to start with, we're going to look at "Remember". I have here the formula for "remember" in
the infinitive. "Remember to and verb". So we have the first verb, this is -- we use
this when we have two verbs, our first verb is "remember", "I remember". Our second verb
is "to _____" and you can put any second verb there. "I remember.", "I remembered to buy
milk.", "I remembered to go see the movie." Okay? Now this is contrasted with: "Remember
verbing". So this is the gerund form. We have our first verb, "remember" and our second
verb which ends in "-ing". So these are the two things we're going to be looking at today.
So what does "Remember to verb" mean? So let me give you an example. "Remember to visit
the Eiffel Tower." Okay? What, what does this mean exactly? Well, it means... Well, first
of all this is a form of advice. If you tell someone: "Remember to do something", you're
giving them advice or you're telling them they have to do something. Now, anytime we
look at "Remember to verb", a useful thing to do is ask this question: "What do I need
to do?" Okay? So the first thing is: remember what you need to do.
The second step is: do it. So what do I need to do? I need to remember to visit the Eiffel
Tower. So the first step is: "Okay, I can't remember. I'm in France, what, what am I supposed
to be doing? Ah yes, I remember, I need to visit the Eiffel Tower." Second step: do it,
so I visit the Eiffel Tower. Okay? Our second sentence: "I remembered to buy
the milk." So again, we have our first verb here "remembered", we have "to", "buy the
milk". So what does this sentence mean? Well, the first thing I should do is I should ask
myself: "What do I need to do? What am I supposed to be remembering? Ah yes. What do I need
to do? I remember: buy the milk." So the first thing I do is I need to remember to buy the
milk, the second thing I need to do is actually buy the milk. So it's two steps.
Okay, so now let's check out "Remember verbing". Okay? So again, first verb: "remember", second
"verbing". So our first sentence: "I remember visiting the Eiffel Tower." Now it's very
similar to: "Remember to visit the Eiffel Tower." What's the difference? Or I can even
say here: "I remembered to visit the Eiffel Tower." What is the difference between these
two sentences? Well, when we have "-ing" at the end of the second verb, what you're saying
is that first you visited the Eiffel Tower, that was your first step and then after you
visited it, you remembered visiting it. So you, in your mind, you see the Eiffel Tower,
you can smell the smells around it, you can remember what you felt, what you heard. So
it's really about your senses; what you see in your mind. That's this one.
So let's look at the second one: "I remembered buying the milk." So again, this is a memory.
The first thing you did was you bought the milk, and now you're remembering that moment
in your head. It must have been something important if you have some sort of memory
with buying the milk, maybe something funny happened when you bought the milk, or maybe
you met your future wife or husband while you bought the milk. But you can see it in
your mind, you can remember that moment with your senses; so hearing, smell, taste, maybe
a touch. So this is really about your senses and seeing something in your mind, whereas
this, you don't get that feeling. What it's saying is you're remembering what you need
to do. Okay? Your parents might say: "Remember to do your homework.", "Remember to feed the
cat.", "Oh I remember, I remembered to feed the cat." So this means: what do I need to
do? First step. Second step: do it. Whereas here, it's the opposite; you do something
and then you remember how you felt when you did it, you see the scene in your mind.
Okay, so now let's look at "Forget to do something" versus "Forget doing something". Okay, so
we have "Forget to verb" and "Forget verbing". So this is what we would call the infinitive.
We have the first verb which is "forget", the second verb, and we have the preposition
"to" between them. Whereas in the case of the gerund, we have "forget" which is our
first verb, so "V1", we have our second verb, there's no "to", it's just "ing". So just
like what we said with the "remember". So what is the difference between "Forget
to verb" and "Forget verbing"? Well, let me give you an example. "I forgot to eat the
cake." So what does this mean? You'll notice the angry face, it means: "I wanted cake."
The first step: I forgot. I forgot there was cake which means I didn't eat any cake. So
you forget is the first action, the second thing is there is no action after that because
you forgot to do the action. Okay? Our second example: "Insook forgot to water
the plants. Now they're dead." So again, we have another sad face because somebody forgot
to do something. The plants were thirsty, but there was no water. Okay? So again, first
thing is forget, second part nothing happens because you couldn't remember to do what you
needed to do. Okay? Now compare that to: "Forget verbing". "I
forgot eating the cake." So notice "forgot", "eating". This actually, I'm
happy, I did eat the cake. I don't remember if it tasted good
or not, I don't remember like when I ate it. Maybe in the middle of the night,
I slept walk where I walked around, I was still asleep, maybe I ate it then and so I
don't remember. Maybe somebody was really tired, they came home from work, they were
so sleepy, they ate the cake, they couldn't remember doing it. But at the same time, they
know they ate the cake so they're probably happy.
Our second example: "Insook forgot watering the plants." This means they're still alive.
So she did water the plants, it's just she forgot that she watered the plants. Okay?
So we have a smiley face here. So in this case, "forget verbing", the first action:
you do something. Okay? You water the plants, you go to the park, you visit the Eiffel Tower.
The second part is you forget doing it though. So this isn't always something happy, maybe
you got married and you forgot. "I forgot getting married." You went to Las Vegas, you
partied too hard, you forgot getting married and now you're in trouble.
So it's not always a happy face like I've shown here, but I think that forgetting what
you did is usually a happier thing than these examples where when you forget to do something,
something bad happens usually as a result. "I forgot to study for my exam." What's the
consequence? "I failed my exam." Now if, on the other hand, I forgot studying for my exam.
I did study, maybe I did really well on the exam and I don't remember all that stress,
you know, the long hours at the library. So, you know, this isn't too bad.
So now let's do a quiz to look at "remember to" - or sorry -, "remember" in the infinitive,
"forget" in the infinitive, and the gerunds of these verb forms. Okay, so let's do this
together. The first sentence:
"I remember _______ Aya at the party. She was talking to Sol."
So I want to use the verb "see". Do you think it's: "I remember seeing" - with an "-ing"
-, "Aya at the party" or do you think "I remember to see Aya at the party"?
Which one do you think it is? If you said: "I remember seeing" - with "-ing" -, you are correct. Okay? So
this has to do with a memory. I... Remember your senses. In your mind or in my mind, I
can picture Aya; I remember what she was doing. "I remember seeing Aya at the party."
Okay question number two: "Remember _______ your grandma tomorrow. It's
her birthday." So do you think this is: "Remember to call
your grandma tomorrow. It's her birthday" or "Remember calling your grandma tomorrow.
It's her birthday"? What do you think? Well, if you said: "Remember to call your grandma
tomorrow", you're correct. So again, you need the "to". And what does this mean? It means
the first thing you have to do is tomorrow, first thing you need to think is you need
to remember to call. Okay? So remember is the first step, second step is to call.
Number three: "Don't forget _______! You will need it for
skiing." So the verb is "to pack" or "packing". "Don't forget to pack!" To pack what? Your
sweater. Sorry, I didn't complete this sentence. So we'll just say: "Don't forget _______ pack
your sweater! You will need it for skiing." Do you think it's: "Don't forget to pack your
sweater" or "Don't forget packing your sweater"? If you said: "Don't forget to pack your sweater",
you are correct. Finally, number four:
"Adanna will never forget _______ Jaws. She's been afraid to swim ever since." Poor Adanna.
So "Adanna will never forget watching Jaws" or "to watch Jaws"? What do you think it is?
If you said: "Adanna will never forget watching Jaws. She's
been afraid to swim ever since", you're correct. So she'll never forget
the memory, how she felt, you know, how, think about senses. So that's what we're talking
about here. Okay? I want to invite you to come visit our website
at www.engvid.com. Here you will find a quiz where you can really practice the differences
between all of the words we learned today. So until next time, take care.
