pensare (think) — Italian Verbs Conjugation Tables
Learn to conjugate pensare (think) across all tenses in Italian. Each tense includes real example sentences in Italian and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.
pensare — Present Simple in Italian
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Italian | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| io | penso | Penso alla mia famiglia ogni giorno. | I think about my family every day. |
| tu | pensi | Cosa pensi di questa idea? | What do you think about this idea? |
| lui/lei | pensa | Lei pensa che sia troppo caro. | She thinks it's too expensive. |
| noi | pensiamo | Pensiamo che il film cominci alle otto. | We think the movie starts at eight. |
| voi | pensate | Voi pensate di sapere tutto. | You all think you know everything. |
| loro | pensano | Loro pensano di trasferirsi in un'altra città. | They think about moving to another city. |
pensare — Present Perfect in Italian
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Italian | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| io | ho pensato | Ho pensato a te ieri. | I thought about you yesterday. |
| tu | hai pensato | Hai pensato che fosse facile. | You thought it was easy. |
| lui/lei | ha pensato | Ha pensato di cambiare lavoro. | He/she thought about changing jobs. |
| noi | abbiamo pensato | Abbiamo pensato al problema tutta la notte. | We thought about the problem all night. |
| voi | avete pensato | Avete pensato di andare in vacanza. | You all thought about going on vacation. |
| loro | hanno pensato | Hanno pensato che fosse la scelta giusta. | They thought it was the right choice. |
pensare — Imperfect in Italian
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Italian | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| io | pensavo | Pensavo a te ieri. | I was thinking about you yesterday. |
| tu | pensavi | Pensavi sempre che scherzassi. | You always thought I was joking. |
| lui/lei | pensava | Lui pensava che il negozio fosse ancora aperto. | He thought the store was still open. |
| noi | pensavamo | Pensavamo di andare al mare. | We were thinking about going to the beach. |
| voi | pensavate | Voi pensavate che l'esame fosse domani. | You all thought the test was tomorrow. |
| loro | pensavano | Loro pensavano diversamente su questo. | They used to think differently about this. |