Conjugation: We will remember them

“We will remember them” is the last line of the “Act of Remembrance,” an excerpt from a poem written at the beginning of World War I to honour those who had died. The “Act of Remembrance” is recited during Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada.

In the Remembrance Day-themed sentences below, conjugate the verb remember in the correct tense and mood.

1. All her life she (present perfect) the brave people who volunteered to defend freedom and peace.

remembers

remembered

has remembered

2. Last November 11, he (simple past) the sacrifice of veterans of the First World War.

remembered

has remembered

had remembered

3. Two minutes of silence is a symbolic way (present infinitive) the ravages of war while reflecting on peace.

to remember

of remembering

we remember

4. You (past progressive) those who had served during wartime and died in combat.

remembered

would have remembered

were remembering

5. I told my great-uncle how often, as a child, I (past perfect) his stories about his wartime experiences.

have remembered

had remembered

used to remember

6. My grandmother swore that, if she survived the war, she (present conditional) the effort made by members of the Canadian Armed Forces to liberate her country.

would have remembered

would remember

remembers

7. Outstanding Canadians served our country and gave their lives in the name of freedom. (first person plural imperative) them!

We must remember

Remember

Let us remember

8. It is important that our nation (present subjunctive) those who gave so much to defend freedom.

remember

remembers

is remembering

9. (present participle) the war, he thought of the young soldiers who died in battle with the enemy.

Having remembered

Remembering

To remember

10. On November 11, everyone in my family wore a poppy in memory of the Canadians who died during the war. That is something I (simple future) for the rest of my life.

remember

would remember

will remember