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(A) I remember having said that to you before the accident happened.
(B) I remember saying that to you before the accident happened. Is there any difference between the above two sentences semantically? |
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Yes, a slight one, the first stresses the act being completed, as in:
I remember I had said that to you before the accident happened. while the 2nd focuses on what happened during the time of the saying. |
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I remember having done that.
I remember doing that.
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