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Conjugation of pensar in Portuguese

pensarto thinkregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

PersonConjugation
eupenso
tupensas
ele/ela/vocêpensa
nóspensamos
vóspensais
eles/elas/vocêspensam

Common mistakes in the Presente

  • eupiensopensoLearners sometimes use the Spanish form 'pienso'; Portuguese is 'penso'.

Pretérito Perfeitosimple past

Completed actions in the past.

PersonConjugation
eupensei
tupensaste
ele/ela/vocêpensou
nóspensamos
vóspensastes
eles/elas/vocêspensaram

Pretérito Imperfeitoimperfect

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

PersonConjugation
eupensava
tupensavas
ele/ela/vocêpensava
nóspensávamos
vóspensáveis
eles/elas/vocêspensavam

Futuro do Presentefuture

Actions that will happen.

PersonConjugation
eupensarei
tupensarás
ele/ela/vocêpensará
nóspensaremos
vóspensareis
eles/elas/vocêspensarão

Condicionalconditional

Actions that would happen under some condition.

PersonConjugation
eupensaria
tupensarias
ele/ela/vocêpensaria
nóspensaríamos
vóspensaríeis
eles/elas/vocêspensariam

Common mistakes in the Condicional

  • vóspensareispensaríeisDon't confuse future indicative ('pensareis') with the conditional; vós conditional is 'pensaríeis'.

Presente do Subjuntivopresent subjunctive

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

PersonConjugation
eupense
tupenses
ele/ela/vocêpense
nóspensemos
vóspenseis
eles/elas/vocêspensem

Common mistakes in the Presente do Subjuntivo

  • nóspensamospensemosDon't use the indicative 'pensamos' for the subjunctive; use 'pensemos'.

Imperfeito do Subjuntivoimperfect subjunctive

Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.

PersonConjugation
eupensasse
tupensasses
ele/ela/vocêpensasse
nóspensássemos
vóspensásseis
eles/elas/vocêspensassem

Futuro do Subjuntivofuture subjunctive

Hypothetical situations in the future.

PersonConjugation
eupensar
tupensares
ele/ela/vocêpensar
nóspensarmos
vóspensardes
eles/elas/vocêspensarem

Common mistakes in the Futuro do Subjuntivo

  • eupensareipensarFuturo subjunctive uses the infinitive/stem (e.g. 'se eu pensar'), not the future indicative 'pensarei'.

Imperativo Afirmativoimperative

Commands and requests.

PersonConjugation
tupensa
ele/ela/vocêpense
nóspensemos
vóspensai
eles/elas/vocêspensem

Common mistakes in the Imperativo Afirmativo

  • tupensespensaAffirmative imperative for 'tu' drops the final -s: use 'pensa' (not the subjunctive 'penses').

Gerúndiogerund

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

PersonConjugation
eupensando
tupensando
ele/ela/vocêpensando
nóspensando
vóspensando
eles/elas/vocêspensando

Related Portuguese verbs

pensar — frequently asked questions

Is pensar a regular verb?
Yes — pensar is a regular Portuguese verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does pensar mean?
pensar is a Portuguese verb meaning "to think".