to think
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Pienso mucho en mi familia.
I think about my family a lot.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Pensamos que era mejor salir temprano.
We thought it was better to leave early.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi papá pensaba mudarse a la Florida.
My dad was thinking of moving to Florida.
Futuro · What will happen
Tus amigos pensarán que estás enojado.
Your friends will think you're angry.
Condicional · What would happen
Nunca pensaría mal de ti.
I would never think badly of you.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has pensado en lo que te dije?
Have you thought about what I told you?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Nunca habíamos pensado en vender la casa.
We had never thought about selling the house.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para mañana ya lo habrá pensado mejor.
By tomorrow she will have thought better of it.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
¿Habrías pensado eso de mí?
Would you have thought that of me?
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
No quiero que pienses eso.
I don't want you to think that.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Me dolió que pensaran así de mí.
It hurt me that they thought that way about me.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Me pidió que pensase bien mi respuesta.
She asked me to think my answer over carefully.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que ella haya pensado en eso.
I doubt she has thought about that.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si lo hubiéramos pensado mejor, no estaríamos aquí.
If we had thought it through, we wouldn't be here.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Piensa antes de hablar.
Think before you speak.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No pienses tanto y disfruta.
Don't think so much, just enjoy it.