Remember & remind

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "TO REMEMBER" & "TO

REMIND".

PRESENTAZIONE INGLESE

TO REMEMBER

• I remember the first time I ever swam in the ocean, when I was 5 years old.

• Do you remember what happened when Joe forgot to buy a present for his wife on her birthday?

• I don’t think he remembers that we met 30 years ago.

REMEMBER IS WHEN YOU THINK OF A MEMORY (A PAST EXPERIENCE):

REMEMBER IS ALSO THE OPPOSITE OF “FORGET.” YOU CAN USE REMEMBER TO TALK ABOUT KEEPING

SOMETHING IN YOUR MIND:

• Please remember to wash the dishes after you finish eating lunch.

• I was already at work when I suddenly remembered I had a dentist appointment at 9:30. I called the dentist and rescheduled it for the next day.

• I can’t remember her name. Is it Alice or Annie?

GRAMMAR FOCUS - TO REMEMBER

• Remember + to-infinitive means that we don’t forget to do something:

Example: Remember to save your work often, just in case your computer crashes.

Remember + the -ing form of a verb means ‘have a memory of something we did or of something that happened in the past’:

Example: I remember meeting her once. It must have been about five years ago.

We can also use remember + object + to when we ask someone to ‘give regards to’ or ‘say hello to’ someone:

Example: Remember me to your parents when you see them.

TO REMIND REMIND IS WHEN A PERSON OR THING MAKES YOU

THINK ABOUT SOMETHING.

• My mother reminded me to wash the dishes after I finished eating lunch.

• The secretary reminded Mr. Greene that he had a meeting at 4:30.

• Josh uses the calendar on his cell phone to remind him about important dates.

• Our shopping list reminds us what we need to buy at the supermarket.

RIEPILOGO VERB MEANING

REMEMBER

• To have/to keep in one's memory.

• Recalling a past action.

• Don't forget, keep in mind

VERB MEANING

REMIND

• Cause someone to think of something.

• Make someone remember something possibly forgotten.

— Grazie per l'attenzione Sassi Gabriele

Guanopating Madlein Pini Lorenzo Michele

Rossi Giovanni

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