pensar

pensar(

pehn

sahr

)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to reflect)

a. to think

No lo pienses más. ¡Actúa!Don't think too much. Just do it!

2. (to believe)

a. to think

Pienso que ya debería estar en casa.I think he should be home by now.

3. (to have the intention)

a. to plan

Estaba pensando estudiar mañana.I was planning to study tomorrow.

b. to mean

Pensé escribirte ayer, pero luego Vanna vino a la casa y se me olvidó.I meant to write you yesterday, but then Vanna came over and I forgot.

c. to intend

Nunca pensé herirte, Felipe. Lo siento.I never intended to hurt you, Felipe. I'm sorry.

pensarse

A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g., Miguel se lava.).

reflexive verb

4. (to consider oneself)

a. to think of oneself as

Ella se piensa la hija preferida de la familia.She thinks of herself as the family's favorite child.

A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).

pronominal verb

5. (to consider)

a. to think

¿Vas a aceptar la oferta? - No sé; tendré que pensármelo.Are you going to accept the offer? - I don't know; I'll have to think about it.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Le dije que sí sin pensármelo dos veces.I agreed without giving it a second thought.

Tendrás que pensártelo, ¿no? No tienes porque decidirte ya.You'll have to think it over, won't you? You don't have to decide yet.

6. (to believe)

a. to think

Jaime se piensa que lo sabe todo.Jaime thinks he knows it all.

Vocabulary Lists

Examples

Phrases

pensar en	to think about
pensar que	to think that
no pensar	to not think
pensar en lo que quiero	to think about what I want
no pensar en	not to think about
no pensar que	not to think that
pensar en sí mismo	to think of himself
no puedo dejar de pensar en ti	I can't stop thinking about you
te has puesto a pensar	you've thought have you thought
pensar en pajaritos preñados	to have one's head in the clouds
pensar en la inmortalidad del cangrejo	to have one's head in the clouds
pensar de	to think of
eso me hace pensar en	that makes me think of
lo voy a pensar	I'll think about it
pensar en algo, no olvidarse	to think about something, to not forget
Julia no puede pensar	Julia can't think
me hace pensar	he makes me think of
aprender a dudar es aprender a pensar	to learn to question is to learn to think
déjame pensar	let me think
gracias por pensar en nosotros	thanks for thinking of us

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Conjugations

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Participles

Present:	pensando
Past:	pensado

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Indicative of "pensar"

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	pienso	pensé	pensaba	pensaría	pensaré
tú	piensas	pensaste	pensabas	pensarías	pensarás
él/ella/Ud.	piensa	pensó	pensaba	pensaría	pensará
nosotros	pensamos	pensamos	pensábamos	pensaríamos	pensaremos
vosotros	pensáis	pensasteis	pensabais	pensaríais	pensaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	piensan	pensaron	pensaban	pensarían	pensarán