I thought about this already vs I think about this already

The correct phrase is "I thought about this already." This is because the past tense "thought" is more appropriate when referring to a completed action in the past. The phrase "I think about this already" is not commonly used in English.

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I thought about this already

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the thinking about something has already been done in the past.

Examples:

I thought about this already, so I have a solution.
She said she thought about this already, but I'm not sure.
He mentioned that he thought about this already last week.
We thought about this already, and we decided not to pursue it further.
They thought about this already, and that's why they made that decision.

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Ben, I thought we talked about this already.
But I thought about it already.
I thought I already talked about not judging.
I've already thought about marrying Rick.
No, I already thought about that.
And that would confirm everything I already thought about myself.
I agree, and have already thought about it.
I can tell you that I had already thought about this and as early as last February I suggested that this dialogue should begin at expert level, and it has now begun.
Have you already thought about what we talked yesterday?
How come you already thought about it? I didn't tell you anything!
Have you not already thought about better partnerships with the private sector, for a larger share on the part of the Member States, about greater involvement by the European Investment Bank?
I thought about this a lot.
I thought about this place a lot.
Jasmine, I thought about this, and...
I know but I thought about this long and hard...
Watching you in that cell in pain, I thought about this part.
- I thought about this a lot. I actually think that you should get a "Hello Kitty" tattoo.
You're all I thought about this last year.
Years later, I thought about this when I left Nigeria to go to university in the United States.
[Wenders] I thought about this symbol on the ride back in the train. Nothingness.

Alternatives:

I have already thought about this.
I already considered this.
I already pondered this.
I already reflected on this.
I already contemplated this.

I think about this already

This phrase is not commonly used in English and sounds awkward.

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Every time I want to quit, I think about the parents who already have.
Think about yours, already so intricate.
Think about what they've already been through.
I already think about getting married.
I don't have to think about things I already know.
I just feel like if you hide away and act like some pariah killer, then you're just... confirming what most people already think about you.
I don't have anything to think about. I've already made my decision.
And here's what I think about this life-changing offer.
You know, I think about this stuff.
I think about this... 1,000 times in a day.
When I remember the three of us as a family, I think about this place.
Now I think you should go to your room and think about this.
Get out of here, Kalinda... Before I think about this too much.
Maybe it would help if I think about this in my native language.
If I think about this too much, it makes me want to run out in the middle of the street and scream.
So here's two questions that I have in my head when I think about this problem.
I'll tell you what I think about this and the stock market in a minute.
I think about this every day; it's quite literally my job.
Every time I think about this war, our mission, I feel panic, like a hand closing around my throat.
I become sleepless when I think about this.

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