Conjugation of Pensar

Conjugation of Pensar Pensar, a verb usually meaning to think, is a prototypical stem-changing verb. The -e- in the stem (pens-) changes to -ie- when stressed, and in all other situations the verb is regularly conjugated. Other verbs following the pattern of pensar include acertar, alentar, apretar, arrendar, atravesar, calentar, cerrar, confesar, despertar, encerrar, enterrar, gobernar, helar, manifestar, merendar, recomendar, reventar, sembrar and sentar. Irregular forms are shown below in boldface. Translations are given as a guide and in real life may vary with context. Infinitive of Pensar pensar (to think) Gerund of Pensar pensando (thinking) Participle of Pensar pensado (thought) Present Indicative of Pensar yo pienso, tà º piensas, usted/à ©l/ella piensa, nosotros/as pensamos, vosotros/as pensis, ustedes/ellos/ellas piensan (I think, you think, he thinks, etc.) Preterite of Pensar yo pensà ©, tà º pensaste, usted/à ©l/ella pensà ³, nosotros/as pensamos, vosotros/as pensasteis, ustedes/ellos/ellas pensaron (I thought, you thought, she thought, etc.) Imperfect Indicative of Pensar yo pensaba, tà º pensabas, usted/à ©l/ella pensaba, nosotros/as pensbamos, vosotros/as pensabais, ustedes/ellos/ellas pensaban (I used to think, you used to think, he used to think, etc.) Future Indicative of Pensar yo pensarà ©, tà º pensars, usted/à ©l/ella pensar, nosotros/as pensaremos, vosotros/as pensarà ©is, ustedes/ellos/ellas pensarn (I will think, you will think, he will think, etc.) Conditional of Pensar yo pensarà ­a, tà º pensarà ­as, usted/à ©l/ella pensarà ­a, nosotros/as pensarà ­amos, vosotros/as pensarà ­ais, ustedes/ellos/ellas pensarà ­an (I would think, you would think, she would think, etc.) Present Subjunctive of Pensar que yo piense, que tà º pienses, que usted/à ©l/ella piense, que nosotros/as pensemos, que vosotros/as pensà ©is, que ustedes/ellos/ellas piensen (that I think, that you think, that she think, etc.) Imperfect Subjunctive of Pensar que yo pensara (pensase), que tà º pensaras (pensases), que usted/à ©l/ella pensara (pensase), que nosotros/as pensramos (penssemos), que vosotros/as pensarais (pensaseis), que ustedes/ellos/ellas pensaran (pensasen) (that I thought, that you thought, that he thought, etc.) Imperative of Pensar piensa tà º, no pienses tà º, piense usted, pensemos nosotros/as, pensad vosotros/as, no pensà ©is vosotros/as, piensen ustedes (think, dont think, think, lets think, etc.) Compound Tenses of Pensar The perfect tenses are made by using the appropriate form of haber and the past participle, pensado. The progressive tenses use estar with the gerund, pensando. Sample Sentences Showing Conjugation of Pensar and Similarly Conjugated Verbs Quien no quiere pensar es un fantico. Quien no puede pensar es un idiota. Quien no osa pensar es un cobarde. (Whoever does not want to think is a fanatic. Whoever cannot think is an idiot. Whoever does not dare to think is a coward. Infinitive.) Aà ºn no he pensado en la cuestià ³n del retiro. (I still havent thought about the question of retirement. Present perfect.)  ¿Cà ³mo calienta un microondas los alimentos? (How does a microwave oven heat up food? Present indicative.) Los padres pensaron que perderà ­an el derecho de vivir en Estados Unidos. (The parents thought they would lose the right to live in the United States. Preterite.) Hasta ahora todos los expertos recomendaban que lo ideal era comer cinco veces al dà ­a. (Until now all the experts recommended that the ideal was to eat five times a day. Imperfect.) Nos manifestaremos hasta tener una solucià ³n. (We will demonstrate until we have a solution. Future.) Mi madre siempre sabe lo que estamos pensando. (My mother always knows what we are thinking. Present progressive.) No pude evitar preguntarme si pensarà ­amos lo mismo doce horas ms tarde. (I couldnt avoid asking myself if we would think the same thing 12 hours later. Conditional.) Los jueces no permitir que gobierne los socialistas. (The judges will not allow the socialists to govern. Present subjunctive.) No sà © lo que ocurrirà ­a si yo pensara como tà º. (I dont know what would happen if I thought like you. Imperfect subjunctive.)  ¡Despierta Amà ©rica! (Wake up, America! Imperative.)