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.