pensar Negative Imperative Conjugation
pensar — to think
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no pienses, no piense, no pensemos, no penséis, no piensen.
pensar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to think about something or to stop worrying.
Notes on pensar in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive rules exactly, including the 'ie' stem change for all but nosotros/vosotros.
Example Sentences
No pienses más en eso.
Don't think about that anymore.
tú
No piensen que es fácil.
Don't think that it is easy.
ustedes
No pensemos en lo negativo.
Let's not think about the negative.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no piensa' for the tú command.
Correct: no pienses
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'piensa'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pienso
Pensar is a stem-changing verb (e > ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: pensé
The preterite of pensar is regular: pensé, pensaste, pensó, pensamos, pensasteis, pensaron.
Imperfect
yo: pensaba
The imperfect of pensar is regular: pensaba, pensabas, pensaba, pensábamos, pensabais, pensaban.
Future
yo: pensaré
The future of pensar is regular: pensaré, pensarás, pensará, pensaremos, pensaréis, pensarán.
Conditional
yo: pensaría
The conditional of pensar is regular: pensaría, pensarías, pensaría, pensaríamos, pensaríais, pensarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: piense
The present subjunctive of pensar follows the e > ie stem change: piense, pienses, piense, pensemos, penséis, piensen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pensara
The imperfect subjunctive of pensar is based on the preterite: pensara, pensaras, pensara, pensáramos, pensarais, pensaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: piensa
The imperative uses the 'ie' stem for most commands: piensa, piense, pensemos, pensad, piensen.