The Spanish verb pensar (to think) is semi-regular since its stem changes in some forms in El Presente but it has the same regular endings as other regular ‑ar verbs:
| yo | pienso |
| tú | piensas |
| él / ella / Ud. | piensa |
| nosotros / nosotras |
pensamos |
| vosotros / vosotras |
pensáis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | piensan |
The first vowel -e- in the stem becomes -ie- except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Look at and listen to these examples:
Yo pienso en tí todo el tiempo.
I think about you all the time.
Tú piensas demasiado.
You think too much.
Ella piensa muy despacio.
She thinks very slowly.
Nosotros pensamos sobre la situación política del país.
We're thinking about the political situation of the country.
¿Qué pensáis vosotros sobre este tema?
What do you think about this?
Ellos piensan en el trabajo constantemente.
They think about work constantly.
See also:
List of Common Spanish stem-changing (e > ie) verbs in the present tense
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Ellos piensan en el trabajo constantemente.
They think about work constantly.
¿Qué pensáis vosotros sobre este tema?
What do you think about this?
Ella piensa muy despacio.
She thinks very slowly.
Nosotros pensamos sobre la situación política del país.
We're thinking about the political situation of the country.
Tú piensas demasiado.
You think too much.
Yo pienso en tí todo el tiempo.
I think about you all the time.
Lyndsey
Kwiziq community member
23 May 2018
1 reply
English translation
Nosotros pensamos sobre la situación política del país.We're think(ing?) About the political situation of the country.The example in the lesson is an improper English translation. I think it should be "we think about the political situation of the country." "we are thinking about.." to actively be doing the thinking in this sentence be "pensamiento" then?
Inma
Kwiziq language super star
24 May 2018
24/05/18
Thanks Lyndsay for reporting this. Yes, it should say "We are thinking..." or "We think...".
Gracias