VERBONKSPlay freeThink past tense and past participlethink · thought · thought
The past participle (the 3rd form) of think is thought and the past simple is thought. The three forms are think, thought, thought. Not "thinked"! think is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Think in a sentence
I thought "teached" was a word.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I think · she thinks |
| Present continuous | I am thinking · they are thinking |
| Past simple | I thought · she thought · they thought |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't think · she didn't think |
| Past simple, question | Did you think? · Did she think? |
| Present perfect | I have thought · she has thought |
| Past perfect | I had thought |
| Future | I will think |
Common mistakes with think
✗ I thinked✓ I thought✗ I didn't thought✓ I didn't think✗ Did you thought?✓ Did you think?✗ I have think✓ I have thought
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
❓ Test yourself: 10-question quizEn español
think significa pensar. Pasado: thought. Participio: thought.
🚓 think runs with The Thought Police
→ -ought / -aught
The Thought Police don't care what you looked like before. think, bring, buy, fight: the moment they are arrested, they all put on the same uniform. thought, brought, bought, fought. Two undercover agents wear a slightly different badge, -aught: caught and taught. Same sound, though. Say them out loud: they all rhyme.
🔎 How to spot one: Past and participle are twins that end in -ought or -aught and rhyme with "thought".
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| think | thought | thought |
| bring | brought | brought |
| buy | bought | bought |
| fight | fought | fought |
| catch | caught | caught |
| teach | taught | taught |
Questions about think
What is the past tense of think?
The past simple of "think" is "thought". Example: I thought "teached" was a word.
What is the past participle of think?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "think" is "thought", as in "I have thought".
What are the 3 forms of think?
V1 think, V2 thought, V3 thought.
Is think a regular or an irregular verb?
"think" is an irregular verb: the past is not "thinked" but "thought".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de think?
"think" significa "pensar". Pasado: thought. Participio: thought.