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Are these forms correct:

I am thinking about it all day.
I am thinking of you all the time.
I've been thinking about it all day.
 

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The second and third are fine. The first does not sound very natural to me.
 
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So the first one should have been with the present perfect?
 

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Are these forms correct:

I am thinking about it all day.
I am thinking of you all the time.
I've been thinking about it all day.

"Think" is a stative verb which, by rule, is not used in present continuous form. So, in your #''s 1 & 2 "think" is not used correctly. #3 is OK.
 

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"Think" is a stative verb which, by rule, is not used in present continuous form. So, in your #''s 1 & 2 "think" is not used correctly. #3 is OK.
If you are actively engaging in thought, then 'think' is not being used statively. so #2 is fine. Other correct examples:

I am thinking of leaving Prague.
Be quiet. I am thinking.
 

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The second and third are fine. The first does not sound very natural to me.

#2: Well, the combination of the present continuous form with "all the time" doesn't sound natural to me. I would rather, "I think of you all the time".
 

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#2: Well, the combination of the present continuous form with "all the time" doesn't sound natural to me. I would rather, "I think of you all the time".
We are in the area of personal preference here. Both forms are fine - in BrE, at least. The progressive form emphasises the duration, the on-goingness, of the process,
 

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So the first one should have been with the present perfect?
You can use the verb "think" with the present perfect but it depends on what you want to say . I would use the present perfect continuous: "I've been thinking about it all day". The fact that it's today makes it a very recent action and therefore "I've thought about it all day" does not sound right
 

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You can use the verb "think" with the present perfect but it depends on what you want to say . I would use the present perfect continuous: "I've been thinking about it all day". The fact that it's today makes it a very recent action and therefore "I've thought about it all day" does not sound right
Once again, both forms are possible; it's a matter of personal choice. Once again, the progressive form emphasises the duration, the on-goingness, of the process; it also suggests the possibility that the thinking is continuing at the moment of speaking.
 

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In the right context -- a new, temporary, and pressing situation -- even the first one could work.

I am so stuck on this problem. I am thinking about it all day. I'm even dreaming about it at night.It's been almost two weeks, and I still can't come up with the solution!

All this "thining" is new, it's temporary, it's current, and it's urgent. In this conext, the present progressive works.
 

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All this "thinking" is new, it's temporary, it's current, and it's urgent. In this context, the present progressive works.
Thanks for that. I was trying to come up with some examples, and couldn't think of anything convincing, apart from the slightly different "I am thinking of leaving Prague"and "Be quiet. I am thinking" that I noted earlier.Your example is natural for the sense we are discussing.
 
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