Learn English – Is saying ‘What did you think’ acceptable

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Can you please tell me what is correct:

The situation is that you have been to a movie with another person. At the end of the movie you ask:

What did you think of the movie?

I want to know that persons thoughts of the movie and even though an opinion is used in the present, the movie finished and I want to know what they thought. Is it correct to use this form?

Best Answer

To expand a bit on what @Edwin Ashworth stated, to ask someone's thoughts now on something ongoing (or going on now) or will occur in the future, one uses the present tense of the verb, e.g. "What do you think...":

What do you think of this dinner?
What do you think of the show, Gotham?
What do you think of Camus' philosophy?
How do you think he's going to react? When do you think she will return

To ask about something that is completed/finished, use the past tense did:

What did you think of the dinner (we just ate)?
What did you think of Gotham (that you watched) last night? What did you think of Camus' L'Étranger (that you read)?
How did you think he was going to react?
When did you think she was going to/would return

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