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What kind of thinker are you? Are you very logical, always thinking of practical solutions to problems? Or do you find yourself daydreaming a lot, reenacting situations in your head until you come up with a plan? What about languages: what language do you think in? In my case, I always think either in English or in Spanish. The great thing is, by learning a new language, you actually become a better thinker <\/em>in all of them. Navigating the complexities of different languages makes you a better problem-solver, more resilient, and better at communicating.<\/p>\n A great place to start is today\u2019s lesson, where we\u2019ll go over the Spanish verb pensar, <\/strong>meaning to think<\/em>. I\u2019ll walk you through what kind of verb pensar<\/em> is, and some key pensar <\/em>conjugation tables that you can learn no matter what your Spanish level is. Finally, we\u2019ll finish with some popular quotes using the verb pensar<\/em> so you can gain some more fluency in Spanish while also learning a bit about Spanish literary culture.<\/p>\n After the lesson, I highly recommend you check out the tailored Cloze Collection at the end of this post, because it will help you put everything you learned about pensar <\/strong>into practice. Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n Based on the other articles we\u2019ve had on this blog so far, what kind of verb do you think <\/em>pensar<\/strong> is? That\u2019s right: pensar<\/strong> is irregular, too. If you\u2019re new here, you might be asking yourself why we focus so much on irregular verbs, and more importantly, what irregular verbs even are. Let me try to answer both questions at once.<\/p>\n In Spanish verbs always end in \u201cir\u201d, \u201cer\u201d, or \u201car\u201d (like escribir<\/strong>, to write<\/em>, morder<\/strong>, to bite<\/em>, or ganar<\/strong>, to win<\/em>). Verbs are considered \u201cregular\u201d <\/strong>when their stem doesn\u2019t change no matter what tense or subject the verb is being conjugated with. Let\u2019s take the verb escribir <\/strong>as an example. No matter how escribir<\/em> conjugated, its stem, escrib<\/strong>-, never changes. For instance: yo escribo<\/em>, <\/strong>nosotros escrib\u00edamos<\/em>, <\/strong>ellos escribieron<\/em>. <\/strong><\/p>\n As you can see, the stem always remains \u201cescrib<\/strong>-\u201d. However, in the case of other verbs, the stem does change. These verbs are known as irregular<\/strong>. Pensar is one such irregular verb. For example, when it is conjugated in the present tense and first-person subject, it becomes \u201cyo pienso<\/strong>\u201d (I think)<\/em>. Because these stem differences vary across different tenses, subjects, and verbs, irregular verbs are quite unpredictable, and students often have to learn them by heart. That\u2019s why these lessons are so important, so I hope you\u2019ll benefit from this blog post!<\/p>\n If you want to brush up on other irregular verbs after you\u2019re done with this one, don\u2019t hesitate to have a look at some of our other articles, for verbs like dormir<\/a><\/em>, empezar<\/em><\/a>, and more!<\/p>\n Without further delay, let\u2019s look at some pensar <\/strong>conjugation, beginning with verbals. Verbals can be a little bit confusing because, despite their name, they reference moments when verbs don\u2019t act like verbs at all. Instead, they act like adjectives, adverbs, or nouns. Usually, this is because a sentence has a different active verb, so any other verbs have to take on a different form so that it is clear which action is being undertaken.<\/p>\n Today, we\u2019ll look at three different verbal forms of pensar<\/strong>: the infinitive (el infinitivo<\/strong>), the gerund (el gerundio<\/strong>), and the participle (el participio<\/strong>).<\/p>\n The infinitive of pensar<\/em> is, simply, pensar<\/strong>. That\u2019s because it sometimes appears in an unconjugated form when there\u2019s a different active verb in a sentence. Let me give you an example:<\/p>\n As you can see, the verb pensar<\/em> appears here in its infinitive form, because the active verb in this sentence is actually gustar <\/strong>(to like<\/em>), which is conjugated in the first person present tense.<\/p>\n The gerund is used in much the same way as the infinitive, but it is often used to refer to an activity that hasn\u2019t finished yet, or that is happening simultaneously to another one. The gerund of pensar <\/strong>is pensando<\/strong>. Here\u2019s an example:<\/p>\n Firstly, the active verb in this sentence isn\u2019t pensar<\/strong>, but estar <\/strong>(to be). And because this action is still ongoing, we use the gerund rather than the infinitive.<\/p>\n Well done getting through these verbals, I know they can be pretty complicated. Only one more to go: the participle. The participle is used as a qualifying adjective or to help support compound verbs. The participle of pensar<\/em> is pensado<\/strong>. Here\u2019s another example:<\/p>\n Because the active verb in this sentence is haber <\/strong>(to have), rather than pensar<\/em>, we use the participle. However, if you pay attention to the upcoming verb tables in the intermediate section of this article, you might be surprised to see pensado <\/strong>appearing again and again with compound verbs. That\u2019s because the participle is, in essence, what makes a verb compound. So even if they aren\u2019t the active form of a verb, it doesn\u2019t mean verbals aren\u2019t super important for Spanish conjugation.<\/p>\n This might seem a little confusing, but I promise that with enough practice and memorization, it\u2019ll become second nature.<\/p>\n Now, let\u2019s actually get into what you came for: pensar <\/strong>conjugation! Starting off with some simple verb tenses that are a great first thing to learn if you\u2019re a beginner. In the following table, you\u2019ll see pensar<\/em> conjugated in the present <\/em>tense (presente<\/strong>), two forms of the past tense, perfect <\/em>and imperfect <\/em>(perfecto e imperfecto<\/strong>), and the future <\/em>tense (futuro<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<\/a>What Kind of Verb is Pensar<\/em>?<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Pensar<\/em> Verbals<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Participio (participle<\/em>)<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/a>Beginner Pensar<\/em> Conjugation<\/h2>\n