Pensar means to think, consider, or have an opinion about something. It is used to express mental processes, opinions, or intentions.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | pienso | Yo pienso en mis vacaciones. I think about my vacations. | |
Tú | piensas | ¿Tú piensas viajar pronto? Are you thinking of traveling soon? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | piensa | Ella piensa que es una buena idea. She thinks it's a good idea. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | pensamos | Nosotros pensamos asistir a la reunión. We are thinking of attending the meeting. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | pensáis | Vosotros pensáis diferente a mí. You all think differently from me. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | piensan | Ellos piensan que es importante. They think it's important. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | pensé | Ayer pensé en ti todo el día. Yesterday I thought about you all day. | |
Tú | pensaste | ¿Pensaste en la reunión? Did you think about the meeting? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | pensó | Ella pensó que era una buena idea. She thought it was a good idea. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | pensamos | Pensamos viajar en verano. We thought about traveling in summer. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | pensasteis | ¿Pensasteis en la propuesta? Did you all think about the proposal? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pensaron | Ellos pensaron que era difícil. They thought it was difficult. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | pensaba | Yo pensaba en mis vacaciones. I was thinking about my vacations. | |
Tú | pensabas | Tú pensabas en tus amigos. You were thinking about your friends. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | pensaba | Ella pensaba en su futuro. She was thinking about her future. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | pensábamos | Nosotros pensábamos en la escuela. We were thinking about school. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | pensabais | Vosotros pensabais en el viaje. You all were thinking about the trip. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pensaban | Ellos pensaban en sus hijos. They were thinking about their children. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy pensando | Estoy pensando en tu propuesta. I am thinking about your proposal. | |
Tú | estás pensando | ¿Estás pensando en salir? Are you thinking about going out? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está pensando | Ella está pensando en su futuro. She is thinking about her future. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos pensando | Estamos pensando en el próximo paso. We are thinking about the next step. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis pensando | ¿Estáis pensando en viajar? Are you all thinking about traveling? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están pensando | Ellos están pensando en comprar una casa. They are thinking about buying a house. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a pensar | Voy a pensar en tu propuesta. I am going to think about your proposal. | |
Tú | vas a pensar | ¿Vas a pensar en la oferta? Are you going to think about the offer? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a pensar | Ella va a pensar en la decisión. She is going to think about the decision. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a pensar | Vamos a pensar en las opciones. We are going to think about the options. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a pensar | ¿Vais a pensar en el plan? Are you all going to think about the plan? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a pensar | Ellos van a pensar en el futuro. They are going to think about the future. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | pensaré | Pensaré en tu propuesta mañana. I will think about your proposal tomorrow. | |
Tú | pensarás | Pensarás en la decisión pronto. You will think about the decision soon. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | pensará | Ella pensará en los resultados. She will think about the results. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | pensaremos | Pensaremos en la solución juntos. We will think about the solution together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | pensaréis | Vosotros pensaréis en las opciones. You all will think about the options. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pensarán | Ellos pensarán en el futuro. They will think about the future. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | pensaría | Yo pensaría en tu propuesta. I would think about your proposal. | |
Tú | pensarías | Tú pensarías diferente si supieras más. You would think differently if you knew more. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | pensaría | Ella pensaría en la solución correcta. She would think about the correct solution. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | pensaríamos | Nosotros pensaríamos en el futuro. We would think about the future. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | pensaríaís | Vosotros pensaríais diferente si lo intentárais. You all would think differently if you tried. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pensarían | Ellos pensarían en las consecuencias. They would think about the consequences. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he pensado | He pensado en tu propuesta. I have thought about your proposal. | |
Tú | has pensado | ¿Has pensado en lo que dije? Have you thought about what I said? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha pensado | Ella ha pensado en cambiar de trabajo. She has thought about changing jobs. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos pensado | Hemos pensado en la mejor opción. We have thought about the best option. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis pensado | ¿Habéis pensado en el plan? Have you all thought about the plan? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han pensado | Ellos han pensado en mudarse pronto. They have thought about moving soon. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había pensado | Yo había pensado en eso antes. I had thought about that before. | |
Tú | habías pensado | Tú habías pensado en cambiarlo. You had thought about changing it. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había pensado | Ella había pensado en la propuesta. She had thought about the proposal. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos pensado | Nosotros habíamos pensado en la solución. We had thought about the solution. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais pensado | Vosotros habíais pensado en ello. You all had thought about it. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían pensado | Ellos habían pensado en la idea. They had thought about the idea. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré pensado | Para entonces, ya habré pensado en eso. By then, I will have already thought about it. | |
Tú | habrás pensado | Para mañana, habrás pensado en la idea. By tomorrow, you will have thought about the idea. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá pensado | Ella habrá pensado en la solución. She will have thought about the solution. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos pensado | Nosotros habremos pensado en todo. We will have thought about everything. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis pensado | Vosotros habréis pensado en la respuesta. You all will have thought about the answer. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán pensado | Ellos habrán pensado en las consecuencias. They will have thought about the consequences. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría pensado | Yo habría pensado en tu consejo. I would have thought about your advice. | |
Tú | habrías pensado | Tú habrías pensado diferente. You would have thought differently. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría pensado | Él habría pensado en la opción correcta. He would have thought about the right option. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos pensado | Nosotros habríamos pensado en eso antes. We would have thought about that earlier. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais pensado | Vosotros habríais pensado diferente. You all would have thought differently. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían pensado | Ellos habrían pensado en la solución. They would have thought about the solution. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | piense | Espero que yo piense bien. I hope that I think well. | |
Tú | pienses | Es importante que tú pienses en ello. It's important that you think about it. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | piense | Es bueno que él piense antes de actuar. It's good that he thinks before acting. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | pensemos | Queremos que nosotros pensemos en el futuro. We want us to think about the future. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | penséis | Es necesario que vosotros penséis en la solución. It's necessary that you all think about the solution. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | piensen | Dudo que ellos piensen igual. I doubt that they think the same. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | pensara | Esperaba que él pensara en ello. I hoped that he thought about it. | |
Tú | pensaras | Dudaba que tú pensaras así. I doubted that you thought that way. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | pensara | No creía que ella pensara lo mismo. I didn't believe that she thought the same. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | pensáramos | Queríamos que nosotros pensáramos diferente. We wanted us to think differently. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | pensarais | Esperaba que vosotros pensarais antes de actuar. I hoped that you all thought before acting. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pensaran | No sabían que ellos pensaran en eso. They didn't know that they thought about that. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | pensare | Si tuviera tiempo, pensare en ello. If I had time, I would think about it. | |
Tú | pensares | Quizás pensares diferente mañana. Maybe you will think differently tomorrow. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | pensare | Él pensare en las opciones disponibles. He will think about the available options. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | pensáremos | Nosotros pensáremos en la solución pronto. We will think about the solution soon. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | pensareis | Vosotros pensareis en el plan más tarde. You all will think about the plan later. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | pensaren | Ellos pensaren en las consecuencias. They will think about the consequences. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya pensado | Espero que haya pensado en todo. I hope he/she has thought about everything. | |
Tú | hayas pensado | Es posible que hayas pensado en eso. It's possible that you have thought about that. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya pensado | Es importante que él haya pensado bien. It's important that he has thought carefully. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos pensado | Creemos que hayamos pensado en todo. We believe that we have thought about everything. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis pensado | No sé si hayáis pensado en las consecuencias. I don't know if you have thought about the consequences. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan pensado | Es bueno que hayan pensado en los demás. It's good that they have thought about others. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera pensado | Si hubiera pensado mejor, habría actuado diferente. If I had thought better, I would have acted differently. | |
Tú | hubieras pensado | No creí que hubieras pensado en eso. I didn't think you had thought about that. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera pensado | Ella pensara que ya lo había pensado. She thought that I had already thought about it. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos pensado | Si hubiéramos pensado en las consecuencias, no habríamos hecho eso. If we had thought about the consequences, we wouldn't have done that. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais pensado | No creí que vosotros hubierais pensado en ello. I didn't think you all had thought about it. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran pensado | Pensaron que ya lo habían pensado antes. They thought that they had already thought about it. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiere pensado | Para entonces, ya hubiere pensado en ello. By then, I will have already thought about it. | |
Tú | hubieres pensado | Si hubieres pensado mejor, no habrías cometido eso. If you will have thought better, you wouldn't have done that. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere pensado | Cuando él hubiere pensado en las consecuencias, actuará diferente. When he will have thought about the consequences, he will act differently. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos pensado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos pensado en todas las opciones. By then, we will have thought about all the options. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis pensado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis pensado en ello, decidiréis. When you all will have thought about it, you will decide. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren pensado | Si ellos hubieren pensado antes, no habría problemas. If they will have thought before, there won't be problems. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | — | No uses la tarjeta sin permiso. Don't use the card without permission. | |
Tú | piensa | ¡Piensa antes de hablar! Think before you speak! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | piense | Por favor, piense en sus decisiones. Please, think about your decisions. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | pensemos | Pensemos en soluciones juntos. Let's think of solutions together. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | pensad | ¡Pensad en las consecuencias! Think about the consequences! | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | piensen | ¡Piensen en los demás! Think about others! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no piense | No piense en eso ahora. Don't think about that now. | |
Tú | no pienses | No pienses en lo que pasó. Don't think about what happened. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no piense | No piense en las consecuencias. Don't think about the consequences. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no pensemos | No pensemos en problemas ahora. Let's not think about problems now. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no penséis | No penséis en eso todavía. Don't think about that yet. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no piensen | No piensen en las dificultades. Don't think about the difficulties. |
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