think
Base form
think
/θɪŋk/
Past simple
thought
/θɔːt/
Past participle
thought
/θɔːt/
MeaningA1
to use your mind; to believe
to think twice before you buy
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1You should think carefully before you sign the contract.
- Negative · Form 1I don’t think the shop opens on Sundays.
- Past simple · Form 2Last night I thought the film was far too long.
- Past simple · Form 2At first I thought the email was a joke.
- Present perfect · Form 3Have you thought about where you want to study?
- Passive · Form 3It was once thought that the sun went round the earth.
Watch out
Thought in both forms, like bought and brought. Never thinked.
Same pattern
-ought / -aughtForms two and three end in -ought or -aught
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