pensar
to think
Pienso mucho en el futuro.
I think a lot about the future.
pensar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
pensar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
pensar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
pensar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
pensar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
pensar future
Actions yet to happen.
pensar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
pensar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
pensar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
pensar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
pensar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
pensar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
pensar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
pensar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
pensar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
pensar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
pensar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.