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Lend or Borrow? Say or Tell? After or Afterwards? See, look or watch? Come or Go? Raise or rise? Hard or hardly? Remember or remind? Especially or specially? On time or In time?

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FCE practice

Remember or remind?

Look at these examples, then choose remember or remind to complete the rules.

I remembered to phone my parents.

I reminded Tom to phone his parents.

I reminded Tom that he should phone his parents.

I reminded Tom about the test tomorrow.

I remember meeting her before.

He reminds me of my ex-boyfriend.


+ to + verb = think of something, then do it.

+ verb-ing = think about something in the past.

+ someone + to + verb = tell someone "don't forget to do it".

+ someone + about + something = tell someone "don't forget".

+ someone + that = tell someone "don't forget".

+ someone + of + something = make someone think of something, because it is similar



Practice

Choose the best word to complete these sentences.


I the students to do their homework.

I my sister that she'd agreed to help me.

I never to charge my mobile phone.

This song me of my childhood.

Please me to do the washing up before I go to bed.

I must to buy some bread.

Do you why you fell in love with him?

I don't buying this! Where did it come from?

Every year I have to him about my birthday.

I must to turn off the lights - I forget every time!



P.S. In case you hadn't noticed, "remind" is always followed by "someone", and "remember" isn't! - that's the easiest rule to learn!


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