never thought与didn’t think的区别

问题描述

—Come in, Peter, I want to show you something.
—Oh, how nice of you! I ______ you ______ to bring me a gift.
A. never think, are going 
B. never thought, were going
C. didn't think, were going 
D. hadn't thought, were going
答案为 B，请问为什么？谢谢！

老师答疑

黎老师：

never thought 的意思是“从来没有想到”，didn’t think 的意思是“（过去）没有想到”。例如：
We didn’t think we'd be this late. 我们没想到会这么晚。（Longman Dictionary of American English, p.1419）