Past tense of think
The past simple of think is thought and the past participle is thought: think – thought – thought.
- Base form V1
- think
- Past simple V2
- thought
- Past participle V3
- thought
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- Past simpleI thought about the question.
- Past participleWe have thought about it.
Common mistakes
thinkedthought. Think is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Built on think, with the same forms: overthink, rethink.
Past simple and past participle the same, like think: have, make, say, find, feel, keep, tell, buy.
Common questions
What is the past tense of think?
Thought. For example: I thought about the question.
What is the past participle of think?
Thought. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in We have thought about it.
Is think a regular verb?
No. Think is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
