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Do the first pair of sentences mean the same? Here, remember means to keep in mind.
- I've remembered to be faithful to my wife.
- I've been remembering to be faithful to my wife.
Do the second pair of sentences have the same meaning? Here, remember means to recall knowledge from memory.
- I've remembered many times my lost dog over the past month.
- I've been remembering my lost dog over the past month.
If someone 'remembers to do something', they keep it in mind, because they might forget otherwise. I remembered to buy some bread and milk on the way home from work. I try to remember to take the key out of my car dashboard when I park. If a husband says that he 'remembered' to be faithful to his wife, that means that it is possible that he might forget, and absent-mindedly have sex with someone else. This might be an odd thing for a husband to admit to.
remember to do sth A2
to not forget to do something:
Did you remember to do the shopping?
