pensar
M056 Stem changePensar — stem change e→ie (to think)
e→ie
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Summary
PENSAR is an e→ie stem-change verb in the present:
- Present indicative: pienso, piensas, piensa, pensamos, pensáis, piensan.
- Present subjunctive: piense, pienses, piense, pensemos, penséis, piensen.
Note: nosotros and vosotros keep the base stem pens- (pensemos, pensad).
Technical explanation
e→ie pattern (pensar model):
- Present indicative: stem vowel e→ie in yo/tú/él/ellos: pienso, piensas, piensa, piensan; nosotros/vosotros stay regular: pensamos, pensáis.
- Present subjunctive: same pattern in yo/tú/él/ellos: piense, pienses, piense, piensen; pensemos, penséis without the diphthong.
- Affirmative imperative: tú piensa, usted piense, nosotros pensemos, vosotros pensad, ustedes piensen.
- Negative imperative (table values without “no”): pienses, piense, pensemos, penséis, piensen.
All other tenses follow the regular -ar pattern:
- Preterite: pensé, pensaste, pensó, pensamos, pensasteis, pensaron.
- Imperfect: pensaba, pensabas, pensaba, pensábamos, pensabais, pensaban.
- Future/conditional: pensaré, pensaría, etc.
- Compound tenses: he pensado, había pensado, habré pensado, habría pensado.
Examples
- Pienso que es verdad. / I think it’s true.
- Espero que pienses lo mismo. / I hope you think the same.
- No pienses así. (The table cell shows “pienses” without “no”.)
Present Indicative
yo
pienso
tú
piensas
él/ella
piensa
Pattern cheat sheet
Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.
Indicativo — Indicative
Presente
Present Indicative
yo
pienso
tú
piensas
él/ella
piensa
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
yo
pensé
tú
pensaste
él/ella
pensó
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
yo
pensaba
tú
pensabas
él/ella
pensaba
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
yo
pensaré
tú
pensarás
él/ella
pensará
Condicional simple
Conditional
yo
pensaría
tú
pensarías
él/ella
pensaría
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
yo
piense
tú
pienses
él/ella
piense
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
yo
—
tú
piensa
él/ella
piense
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
yo
—
tú
pienses
él/ella
piense
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