remember

verb + adverb + adjective + TO infinitive

B1: IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE | WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO FIND

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I remember | believe | understand | hear (that) + CLAUSE

B1, CLAUSES, GSE, mental, PRESENT, range, simple, VERBS

In the English Grammar Profile at B1, point 28 in the category of PRESENT/simple is defined: an increasing range of mental process verbs, including ‘remember’, ‘understand’, ‘believe’ A similar addition to this point is Pearson’s GSE 62 B2 speak about information acquired from others using ‘hear’ + ‘(that +)’ complement clause. I hear that John and Susie are getting married. I’ve heard that Martin ‘s lost his job.

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will | shall + always | never (long-term intention)

C2, FUTURE, intention, simple

The modal verbs: Will / Shall are often used with the pronouns I and we to show our intentions and to make promises with future simple. In the mid-position, the adverbs: ‘always’ and ‘never’ can make it quite clear that these statements are intended to be true for a long time. For example: This is a day we shall

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Verb + TO-infinitive (range)

A2, B1, infinitive, range, VERBS

This is another grammar post that is better dealt with as vocabulary. In the English Grammar Profile (EGP), A2 point 25 in VERBs/patterns is defined: increasing range of verbs followed by a ‘to’-infinitive. The EGP A2 examples include: hope to go remember to bring (this clashes with the B2 point for a change of meaning verb

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remember | stop + to-INFINITVE | VERBing

B2, gerund, infinitive, VERBS

B2 Verb patterns with a change of meaning when followed by Verb-ing or to-Verb

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Don’t you think ? | Haven’t you heard ?

agreement, B1, NEGATIVE, options, PAST, perfect, PRESENT, QUESTIONS, simple, tags

These constructions allow for the formation of negative questions by adding the negative contractions (“don’t” or “doesn’t” for “do,” and “haven’t” or “hasn’t” for “have”) before the subject and the base form or past participle of the main verb. This structure is particularly useful for seeking confirmation or clarification when expressing negation.