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pensare

to think

verb Word 51 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate pensare

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io penso I think / I am thinking
tu pensi you think / you are thinking
lui/lei pensa he/she thinks / he/she is thinking
noi pensiamo we think / we are thinking
voi pensate you all think / you all are thinking
loro pensano they think / they are thinking

Imperfect

io pensavo I was thinking / I used to think
tu pensavi you were thinking / you used to think
lui/lei pensava he/she was thinking / he/she used to think
noi pensavamo we were thinking / we used to think
voi pensavate you all were thinking / you all used to think
loro pensavano they were thinking / they used to think

Future

io penserò I will think
tu penserai you will think
lui/lei penserà he/she will think
noi penseremo we will think
voi penserete you all will think
loro penseranno they will think

Passato prossimo

io ho pensato I thought / I have thought
tu hai pensato you thought / you have thought
lui/lei ha pensato he/she thought / he/she has thought
noi abbiamo pensato we thought / we have thought
voi avete pensato you all thought / you all have thought
loro hanno pensato they thought / they have thought

In a sentence

Cosa pensi di questo film?

What do you think of this film?

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