Remember to Do OR Remember Doing?
Verbs That Change in Meaning
Some verbs can take either the gerund of the infinitive. In many cases, there is little or no change in meaning. However, a number of these verbs have significant changes in meaning when they are followed by the gerund or infinitive form of the verb. Here are some of the most common:
Stop
Stop + Gerund => to finish doing an activity completely
Example:
They stopped meeting the objective last year.
Stop + Infinitive => to pause an action, usually some form of movement, in order to do something else
Example:
Bob stopped to talk to the reporter off the record.
Forget
Forget + Gerund => to not remember doing a specific action
Example:
Jon forgets offering on-the-job training to the new employee.
Forget + Infinitive => to not remember to do something important
Example:
Mary forgot to ask Peter to bring the flow chart to the meeting next week.
Remember
Remember + Gerund => to have the memory of doing an action
Example:
She remembers asking the focus group a series of bizarre questions.
Remember + Infinitive => to do an action you should do
Example:
I remembered to raise the question about Tesla in the forum.