Conjugate pensar in Spanish
to think
pensar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #26 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Yo pienso todos los días." (I think every day.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
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Practice for free ↗ ⚡ Irregular verb — pensar (stem-changing e>ie) does not follow standard -ar patterns.
Pay close attention to the stems in each tense.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | pienso |
| tú | piensas |
| él/ella/Ud. | piensa |
| nosotros | pensamos |
| vosotros | pensáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | piensan |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | pensé |
| tú | pensaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | pensó |
| nosotros | pensamos |
| vosotros | pensasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | pensaron |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | pensaba |
| tú | pensabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | pensaba |
| nosotros | pensábamos |
| vosotros | pensabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | pensaban |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | pensaré |
| tú | pensarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | pensará |
| nosotros | pensaremos |
| vosotros | pensaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | pensarán |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | pensaría |
| tú | pensarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | pensaría |
| nosotros | pensaríamos |
| vosotros | pensaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | pensarían |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | piense |
| tú | pienses |
| él/ella/Ud. | piense |
| nosotros | pensemos |
| vosotros | penséis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | piensen |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | piensa |
| él/ella/Ud. | piense |
| nosotros | pensemos |
| vosotros | pensad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | piensen |
Example sentences
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Yo pienso todos los días.
I think every day.
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¿Tú piensas mucho?
Do you think a lot?
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Él piensa con frecuencia.
He thinks often.
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Nosotros pensamos juntos.
We think together.
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Ellos piensan bien.
They think well.
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Ayer pensé por primera vez.
Yesterday I thinkd for the first time.
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Quiero que tú pienses más.
I want you to think more.
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Es importante pensar correctamente.
It is important to think correctly.
Common phrases with pensar
- pensar bien to think well
- pensar mucho to think a lot
- dejar de pensar to stop thinking
- volver a pensar to think again