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SPANISH VERB

pensárselo

to think it over

  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pensándoselo
  • Past participle: pensado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I think it over
  2. tú you think it over
  3. usted, él, ella he/she thinks it over
  4. nosotros we think it over
  5. vosotros Spain you all think it over
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they think it over

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I thought it over
  2. tú you thought it over
  3. usted, él, ella he/she thought it over
  4. nosotros we thought it over
  5. vosotros Spain you all thought it over
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they thought it over

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to think it over
  2. tú you used to think it over
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to think it over
  4. nosotros we used to think it over
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to think it over
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to think it over

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will think it over
  2. tú you will think it over
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will think it over
  4. nosotros we will think it over
  5. vosotros Spain you all will think it over
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will think it over

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would think it over
  2. tú you would think it over
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would think it over
  4. nosotros we would think it over
  5. vosotros Spain you all would think it over
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would think it over

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I think it over
  2. tú (that) you think it over
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she think it over
  4. nosotros (that) we think it over
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all think it over
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they think it over

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I thought it over
  2. tú (if) you thought it over
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she thought it over
  4. nosotros (if) we thought it over
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all thought it over
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they thought it over

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú think it over!
  2. usted think it over! (formal)
  3. nosotros think it over! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain think it over! (all of you)
  5. ustedes think it over! (all of you)

How to use pensárselo

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

  1. Present

    Me lo pienso y te contesto mañana.

    I'll think it over and answer you tomorrow.

  2. Past

    Se lo pensó un segundo y dijo que sí.

    He thought it over for a second and said yes.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes me lo pensaba todo demasiado.

    I used to think everything over too much.

  4. Future

    Me lo pensaré, pero no te prometo nada.

    I'll think about it, but I promise nothing.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me lo pensaría dos veces antes de firmar.

    I'd think twice before signing.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que te lo pienses con calma este fin de semana.

    I want you to think it over calmly this weekend.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que se lo pensara antes de dejar el trabajo.

    I asked him to think it over before quitting his job.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Piénsatelo bien, que es mucho dinero!

    Think it over carefully, it's a lot of money!

Good to know

  • "Pensárselo" is to think it over before deciding: me lo pensaré. "Pensárselo dos veces" is to think twice.

Where you hear pensárselo

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Yo siempre me lo pienso dos veces. I always think things over twice.
  • Me lo pensé toda la mañana. I thought it over all morning.
  • Me lo voy a pensar esta noche. I'm going to think it over tonight.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ar verb.