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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

pensar

to think

  • #27 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pensando
  • Past participle: pensado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I think
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you think
  3. nós we think
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all think

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I thought
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you thought
  3. nós we thought
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all thought

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to think
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to think
  3. nós we are going to think
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to think

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to think
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to think
  3. nós we used to think
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to think

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would think
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would think
  3. nós we would think
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would think

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I think
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you think
  3. nós (that) we think
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all think

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I thought
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you thought
  3. nós (if) we thought
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all thought

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I think
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you think
  3. nós (when) we think
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all think

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você think!
  2. vocês think! (all of you)

How to use pensar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu penso em você todo dia.

    I think about you every day.

  2. Past

    Eu pensei que a loja abria às nove.

    I thought the shop opened at nine.

  3. Future

    Eu vou pensar e te respondo amanhã.

    I'm going to think about it and get back to you tomorrow.

  4. Imperfect

    Eu pensava que português era mais difícil.

    I used to think Portuguese was harder.

  5. Conditional

    Eu pensaria duas vezes antes de aceitar.

    I would think twice before accepting.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que você pense que esqueci.

    I don't want you to think I forgot.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela pensasse mais, erraria menos.

    If she thought more, she'd make fewer mistakes.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando pensar em desistir, lembra por que começou.

    When you think about quitting, remember why you started.

  9. Imperative

    Pense bem antes de responder.

    Think carefully before you answer.

Good to know

  • "Pensar em" is to think about someone or something; "pensar que" is to think that; "achar" is to think, an opinion.

Where you hear pensar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu penso nisso todo dia. I think about it every day.
  • Eu pensei bem. I've thought it over.
  • Eu vou pensar. I'll think about it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu penso nisso todo dia. I think about it every day.
  • Eu pensei bem. I've thought it over.
  • Eu vou pensar. I'll think about it.
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Can I See the Flat?

Beginner Level 2 · pensar · Eu vou pensar. · Pensa rápido!

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Where Do I Sign?

Beginner Level 2 · Eu pensei bem.

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To Stay or to Go?

Beginner Level 2 · Pensa bem. · eu penso nisso

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I Want You to Apply

Intermediate Level 1 · que você pense

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Nobody Had Thought of That

Intermediate Level 1 · pensado

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It's All the Same to Me

Intermediate Level 2 · pensando

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It Had Been Months Since I'd Heard That Accent

Intermediate Level 3 · pensou

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