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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Piensa en verde, decía el anuncio."
Think green, said the ad.
"Piensa bien y acertarás, repetía mi abuela."
Think carefully and you'll get it right, my grandmother repeated.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
pensar
Infinitive
Most Used
"to think"
pienso
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Most Used
"I think"
piensa
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Current
"he/she thinks"
piensas
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you think"
piensan
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they think"
pensó
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she thought"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| pensar | Infinitive | — | "to think" |
| pensando | Gerund | — | "thinking" |
| pensado | Participle | — | "thought" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| pienso | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I think" |
| piensas | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you think" |
| piensa | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she thinks" |
| pensáis | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all think" |
| piensan | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they think" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| pensé | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I thought" |
| pensaste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you thought" |
| pensó | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she thought" |
| pensamos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we thought" |
| pensasteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all thought" |
| pensaron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they thought" |
| Imperfect | |||
| pensabas | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to think" |
| pensaba | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to think" |
| pensábamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to think" |
| pensabais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to think" |
| pensaban | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to think" |
| Future | |||
| pensaré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will think" |
| pensarás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will think" |
| pensará | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will think" |
| pensaremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will think" |
| pensaréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will think" |
| pensarán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will think" |
| Conditional | |||
| pensarías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would think" |
| pensaría | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would think" |
| pensaríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would think" |
| pensaríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would think" |
| pensarían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would think" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| pienses | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you think" |
| piense | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she think" |
| pensemos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we think" |
| penséis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all think" |
| piensen | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they think" |