Emotions & feelings
think back to
remember a past time
To remember a particular time or event in the past.
Hear it in real life
Do you miss living abroad?
Sometimes, especially when I think back to the friends I made there.
When I think back to university, I remember spending nearly every evening in the library.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: When I think back ‸ my first job, I remember the long hours.
Say: When I think back to my first job, I remember the long hours.
This phrase needs “to” before the past experience being remembered.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
think back to something; when I think back to something
Your turn: say it out loud
When I think back to university, I remember spending nearly every evening in the library.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
think back to
remember a past time
“When I think back to university, I remember spending nearly every evening in the library.”
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