| pienso pensamos | piensa piensan |
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When followed by an infinitive, pensar is used to indicate plans or intentions . Pienso viajar a Venezuela. I think (plan) to travel to Venezuela. ¿Piensas viajar?
We can use the verb pensar whenever we want to talk about what we think , for example, Ellos piensan que es una buena idea. (They think it is a good idea.) Pensar en means ‘to think about. ‘
| yo pienso | tú piensas | él/ella piensa | ns. pensamos | vs. pensáis |
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pensar VERB to think ; to think about, to think over. Pensar is used as often in Spanish as to think is in English.
The verb pensar means to think . It is irregular. When followed by an infinitive, pensar is used to indicate plans or intentions.
The most common use of ganas is with the verb tener : “tengo ganas de...”, which in in English can be translated to “want” or “feel like” or to have the “urge” to do something. Below you can find some example sentences: Want and/or urge: Tengo ganas de comer paella.
Pensar is a typical ‐ ar verb with an e>ie stem change. All forms will have regular endings and they will follow normal stem changing patterns.
“Pensar” refers to the act of thinking, to produce thoughts. “Creer” is related to idea of believing in something , for example to be faithful to one religion s cannons or to believe that something is possible, and so on.
| Personal Pronoun Conjugation | Yo sigo | Tu sigues | El/Ella sigue | Nosotros seguimos |
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Pensar is an irregular verb in the present tense. However, it is regular in the preterite.
Reflexive Verbs And The Verb PENSAR | Educreations.
| Subject Pronoun Preterite Tense Present Subjunctive Tense | él, ella, usted pensó piense | nosotros/nosotras pensamos pensemos | vosotros/vosotras pensasteis penséis | ellos, ellas, ustedes pensaron piensen |
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| Subject Pronoun Present Tense Preterite Tense | yo sigo seguí | tú sigues seguiste | él, ella, usted sigue siguió | nosotros nosotras seguimos seguimos |
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Servir is irregular in the present, so its stem vowel (e) changes into i in all subjects pronouns, except for nosotros/as and vosotros/as, which keep the regular stem serv-.
Encontrar means ‘ to find . ‘ The indicative present tense of this verb is used to talk to about things that you find in the present. Encontrar is mostly regular in this tense but has an -o to -ue shift for all pronouns except nosotros and vosotros.
Contar is an irregular verb, which means that its stem changes into cuent- in all singular forms and the third person plural (ellos/as). Only nosotros/as and vosotros/as keep the stem cont-.
El razon is not masculine. It’s feminin. You don’t say, ‘el razon. You say, ‘ la razon .
Notice that preferir is a stem changing verb , which means that its stem vowel changes in the present. To conjugate it, use the irregular stem prefier- for all forms, EXCEPT FOR nosotros/as and vosotros/as, which keep the regular stem prefer-.
| Subject Pronouns Ir Conjugation: Future Translation | yo iré I will go | tú irás you will go | él/ella/usted irá he/she/you formal will go | nosotros/nosotras iremos we will go |
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Por is “by ” someone, para is “for” someone. Por refers to a person who did something – in plain English, something was done by someone.
In the present tense, both saber and conocer are regular in all conjugations except for the first person. Notice the irregular conjugations sé and conozco.
| yo sigo | ellos/ellas siguen |
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| SEGUIR to follow | yo sigo | tú sigues | él / ella / usted sigue | nosotros / nosotras seguimos |
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| Subject Pronoun Preterite Tense Translation | yo serví I served | tú serviste You (informal) served | él, ella, usted sirvió He, she, you (formal) served | nosotros nosotras servimos We served |
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| Subject Pronouns Repetir Conjugation: Present Simple | ellos/ellas/ustedes repiten |
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Pensar may require the subjunctive , depending on whether it is used affirmatively, negatively, or interrogatively: Por ejemplo ... Tanya piensa que viene a la fiesta.
| Personal Pronoun Conjugation | Yo estoy siguiendo | Tu estás siguiendo | El/Ella está siguiendo | Nosotros estamos siguiendo |
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