as i remember vs as i remembered

Both "as I remember" and "as I remembered" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "As I remember" is used when talking about something that you currently recall or believe to be true. On the other hand, "as I remembered" is used when referring to something that you recalled in the past, but the memory may no longer be accurate.

Last updated: April 15, 2025 • 1391 views

as i remember

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when talking about something that you currently recall or believe to be true.

Examples:

As I remember, we were supposed to meet at 3 p.m.
As I remember, she always wore a red hat.
As I remember, the store used to be on the corner.
As I remember, he was a very kind person.
As I remember, the meeting was scheduled for tomorrow.

Alternatives:

if I remember correctly
if I recall correctly
from what I recall
if my memory serves me right
if I'm not mistaken

as i remembered

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to something that you recalled in the past, but the memory may no longer be accurate.

Examples:

As I remembered, the party was on Saturday.
As I remembered, the book was on the shelf.
As I remembered, he had a beard.
As I remembered, she was wearing a blue dress.
As I remembered, the restaurant was closed on Sundays.

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You know, she's not as ugly as I remembered.
It's good as I remembered.
She looked just as I remembered her.
The breakfast was as I remembered... exceptional.
This place' more 'great as I remembered.
very pungent flavor, tried a couple of years ago is still nice and sweet as I remembered it. (Translated)
You're just as I remembered you a thousand times.
Just as dusty and crowded as I remembered it.
I telephoned as soon as I remembered, to prevent any miscarriage of justice.
Not quite as close to here as I remembered.
Excellent, I was worried you won't be as I remembered you.
You know, she's not as ugly as I remembered.
I am writing this as best as I remembered it, because of course, I was not taking notes.
Budapest is just as I remembered it... Maybe worse!
So I arrived at the Toronto show with the idea that it would be bigger and better than the Montreal show as I remembered it.
How sad and absurd, and how humiliating their situation, I thought as I remembered how, with the old red Yugoslav passport, my generation used to travel through Europe without visas.
I am the same, and you are as I remembered you.
Perhaps I was doing something foolish as I remembered the first watch of my collection the "number one". But I'm only selling the watches: the emotions and the acquired knowledge remain part of my own personal patrimony.
They sounded exactly as I remembered them with the crossover as it was set but I decided to play with the time delay settings to see if I could improve things.
inter rail Eastern Europe 20 August Budapest (HUNGARY) Budapest is just as I remembered it...

Alternatives:

as I recalled
as I recollected
as I reminisced
as I thought
as I imagined

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