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ENGLISH VERB

think of

to see (something as); to think of

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: thinking of
  • Past participle: thought of

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I see
  2. you you see
  3. he, she, it he sees
  4. we we see
  5. they they see

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I saw
  2. you you saw
  3. he, she, it he saw
  4. we we saw
  5. they they saw

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will see
  2. you you will see
  3. he, she, it he will see
  4. we we will see
  5. they they will see

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am seeing
  2. you you are seeing
  3. he, she, it he is seeing
  4. we we are seeing
  5. they they are seeing

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already seen
  2. you you have already seen
  3. he, she, it he has already seen
  4. we we have already seen
  5. they they have already seen

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would see
  2. you you would see
  3. he, she, it he would see
  4. we we would see
  5. they they would see

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. see!

How to use think of

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    I think of this city as my second home.

    I see this city as my second home.

  2. Past

    We thought of the garage as an extra bedroom.

    We used to see the garage as an extra room.

  3. Future

    People will think of you as the new boss.

    People will see you as the new boss.

  4. Present continuous

    I am thinking of you, call me when you land.

    I'm thinking of you; call me when you land.

  5. Present perfect

    I have always thought of him as a brother.

    I've always seen him as a brother.

  6. Conditional

    Nobody would think of that as a problem here.

    No one would see that as a problem here.

  7. Imperative

    Think of this trip as a reward, not a task.

    See this trip as a reward, not as a task.

Good to know

  • "Think of A as B" is 'see A as B': "I think of her as a sister".
  • "What do you think of…?" asks for an opinion; "I can't think of his name" is 'I can't remember his name'.

Where you hear think of

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • I think of the cloud as a closet. I think of the cloud as a closet.
  • I thought of the link as a key. I thought of the link as a key.
  • Without a reason, people will think of the card as a test. Without a reason, people will think of the card as a test.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

  • I think of the cloud as a closet. I think of the cloud as a closet.
  • I thought of the link as a key. I thought of the link as a key.
  • Without a reason, people will think of the card as a test. Without a reason, people will think of the card as a test.
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Can you explain without that term?

Intermediate Level 3 · think of it as

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The sample doesn't represent everyone

Advanced Level 2 · He couldn't think of one. Neither could Carol.

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Has it grown or does it just seem bigger?

Advanced Level 2 · I wish I had counted the chairs on Friday. If only I'd thought of it.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.