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"I don't remember that I've visited..." #1 (permalink) Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:52 pm   "I don't remember that I've visited..."
 

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I don't remember that I've visited the gym.


Hi! Thanks for your mentoring!
Do you think there's any mistake of using the right tense in above sentence?
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"I don't remember that I've visited..." #2 (permalink) Tue Aug 14, 2007 13:02 pm   "I don't remember that I've visited..."
 

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The simple past tense (visited) would be better than the present perfect (have visited).

Using a gerund would be even better in your sentence:
I don't remember visiting the gym.
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"I don't remember that I've visited..." #3 (permalink) Tue Aug 14, 2007 13:03 pm   "I don't remember that I've visited..."
 

Hi,

Again I would say: I don't remember having visited.

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"I don't remember that I've visited..." #4 (permalink) Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:21 am   "I don't remember that I've visited..."
 

I agreed with Mr. Alan and Yankee.

Yet your sentence sounds fine, it looks like:
I can not go with you because I have broken my leg. (correct)
I can not go with you because I broke my leg. (wrong)

About the usage of perfective and past tense above, you can check it in Practical English Usage by Michael Swan 418.3
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