Peter Mangiaracina.

Remember, Remind and Recall explains the meanings and sentence patterns of three similar verbs. Remember can describe accessing a past memory, remembering a task, or introducing a noun clause. The form that follows it changes according to the intended meaning.

Remind is transitive and therefore takes an object. It can prompt a person to perform a task or connect a person, place, or statement with a familiar memory. Recall describes bringing something out of memory and can take a gerund or a noun clause, but not an infinitive. It can also mean officially ordering someone or something to return.

Important points

• Use remember + gerund when accessing a memory of a past action.
• Use remember + infinitive for a task that must be or was remembered.
• Remember can introduce noun clauses beginning with words such as when, where, and that.
• Remind always has an object: someone reminds me, her, himself, or another person.
• Remind + object + of connects the object with a familiar memory.
• Recall can take a gerund or a noun clause, but the presentation says it is not used with an infinitive.
• Recall can also mean officially ordering a person or thing to return.

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