Pensar affirmative commands conjugation
Pensar in the affirmative commands: piensa, piense, pensemos, pensad, piensen.
- to think; to plan to
- stem-changing (e→ie)
- Participle: pensado
- Gerund: pensando
Affirmative commands imperativo afirmativo
| tú | piensa |
|---|---|
| usted | piense |
| nosotros | pensemos |
| vosotros | pensad |
| ustedes | piensen |
Negative commands imperativo negativo
| tú | no pienses |
|---|---|
| usted | no piense |
| nosotros | no pensemos |
| vosotros | no penséis |
| ustedes | no piensen |
How to use pensar in the affirmative commands
The tú command of pensar is piensa, with the stem change; usted uses piense and ustedes piensen. With a pronoun it becomes piénsalo (think about it). "Pensemos" means "let's think." Negative commands use the subjunctive: "No pienses más en eso." These commands are common in coaching, teaching and brainstorming sessions.
Examples
Piensa bien antes de responder ese correo.
Think carefully before you answer that email.
Piense en lo que realmente necesita su empresa.
Think about what your company really needs.
Pensemos en otra manera de presentar los datos.
Let's think of another way to present the data.
Quick check: pensar in the affirmative commands
More pensar tenses
- All pensar tenses
- Pensar present
- Pensar preterite
- Pensar imperfect
- Pensar future
- Pensar conditional
- Pensar present subjunctive
Other verbs in the affirmative commands
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