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pensaste

pen-SAH-stehpenˈsaste

“pensaste” means “you thought” in Spanish (past completed action (informal singular)).

you thoughtAlso: did you think, you planned

Verb (Conjugated Form)A2regular (in this tense) ar
Spain
A storybook illustration of a young person sitting quietly on the floor, resting their chin on their hand in a pose of deep contemplation. A brightly glowing lightbulb floats above their head, symbolizing a completed thought.
infinitivepensar (to think)
gerundpensando (thinking)
past Participlepensado (thought)

📝 In Action

¿Qué pensaste cuando viste el regalo?

A2

What did you think when you saw the gift?

Pensaste que la película era mejor, ¿verdad?

A2

You thought the movie was better, right?

Nunca pensaste en renunciar, ¿cierto?

B1

You never thought about quitting, did you?

Word Connections

Synonyms

Common Collocations

  • pensaste bien – you thought carefully
  • pensaste mal – you thought wrong

Indicative

Present

yopienso
túpiensas
él/ella/ustedpiensa
nosotrospensamos
vosotrospensáis
ellos/ellas/ustedespiensan

Imperfect

yopensaba
túpensabas
él/ella/ustedpensaba
nosotrospensábamos
vosotrospensabais
ellos/ellas/ustedespensaban

Preterite

yopensé
túpensaste
él/ella/ustedpensó
nosotrospensamos
vosotrospensasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedespensaron

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yopiense
túpienses
él/ella/ustedpiense
nosotrospensemos
vosotrospenséis
ellos/ellas/ustedespiensen

Imperfect Subjunctive

yopensara
túpensaras
él/ella/ustedpensara
nosotrospensáramos
vosotrospensarais
ellos/ellas/ustedespensaran
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Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "pensaste" in Spanish:

you plannedyou thought

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Quick Quiz: pensaste

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👥 Word Family
pensar(to think) — Verb
pensamiento(thought (noun)) — Noun
pensador(thinker) — Noun
🎵 Rhymes
hablastetomaste
📚 Etymology

Comes from the Latin word *pensare*, meaning 'to weigh, consider, ponder.' This origin highlights that thinking was historically viewed as mentally weighing options or ideas.

First recorded: 10th century

Cognates (Related words)

Portuguese: pensasteItalian: pensasti

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'pensaste' a stem-changing verb?

The base verb 'pensar' *is* stem-changing (e changes to ie) in the present tense (e.g., 'pienso'). However, in the past tense form 'pensaste' and the rest of the preterite tense, the verb acts completely regularly, which makes it easy to conjugate!

When should I use 'pensaste' versus 'pensabas'?

'Pensaste' is for a single, specific event that finished: 'You thought X at 3 PM.' 'Pensabas' is for ongoing, repeated, or habitual thoughts in the past: 'You used to think X,' or 'You were thinking X when I arrived.'