Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pienso | |
| tú | piensas | |
| él / ella / usted | piensa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pensamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pensáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | piensan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pensé | |
| tú | pensaste | |
| él / ella / usted | pensó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pensamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pensasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pensaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pensaba | |
| tú | pensabas | |
| él / ella / usted | pensaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pensábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pensabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pensaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pensaré | |
| tú | pensarás | |
| él / ella / usted | pensará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pensaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pensaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pensarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pensaría | |
| tú | pensarías | |
| él / ella / usted | pensaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pensaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pensaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pensarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | piense | |
| tú | pienses | |
| él / ella / usted | piense | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pensemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | penséis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | piensen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to think, ponder
- (reflexive) to reflect, think through
- to think of, think that (have an opinion on)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations