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  1. He never remembers 1. _______ his mother a birthday card. It has been so long since he did it that she can't remember ever 2._RECEIVING_one from him

Could it be in 1 sending: I know the solution is to send but I think sending could make it too because he did send... may be a long time ago but he did it.

I know the difference between "remember to" or "remember gerund" but in this particular case I think both can fit. I don't see a real difference.

https://www.dailystep.com/en/blog/remember-and-forget-gerund-or-infinitive-how-does-the-meaning-change

Yves Lefol
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  • It might help to note that I will remember to do* it* is a perfectly natural way of saying I know I must do it, and I will not forget. For which the Past Tense version is *I remembered / did remember** to do it* (I didn't forget) is also natural. But Present Tense + Infinitive (I remember to do* it)* and Future + Continuous (I will remember* doing it)* are extremely unlikely forms that would only occur in "unusual" contexts. With the infinitive, what's remembered is the *need* to act; with the continuous, what's remembered is the (past) act of doing it**. – FumbleFingers Mar 08 '20 at 17:16
  • so sending is better as it is a present tense – Yves Lefol Mar 08 '20 at 17:22
  • He didn't remember to send* her a card* means he forgot that he was supposed to send her a card (consequently, he didn't send it). But He didn't remember sending* her a card* means he *has no recollection* of doing that. Maybe he *did* send it, but subsequently forgot what he did; OR maybe he never sent it anyway, which explains why he has no memory of doing it. – FumbleFingers Mar 08 '20 at 17:30
  • I'm not sure if this is a duplicate, but you might find Why is “He knows to swim” incorrect? (Spoiler alert: It's *not* "incorrect"; it just has a different meaning to He knows swimming**). – FumbleFingers Mar 08 '20 at 17:34

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