il pensa

thought

→ penser
pens to think + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #29,848
thought This is the literary past tense, used mostly in writing.
FR: Elle pensa à son frère.
EN: She thought about her brother.
Conjugation of penser
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third pensa —

Elle ne pensa pas que c'était drôle.

She didn't think it was funny.

Elle pensa que j'étais médecin.

She thought I was a doctor.

Il pensa que se fut peut-être le moment de faire de l'activité physique.

He thought it might be time to get some exercise.

Elle pensa que c'était stupide.

She thought it was stupid.

Il ne pensa pas que ce fut drôle.

He didn't think it was funny.

Elle pensa que j'étais le médecin.

She thought I was the doctor.

C'est pour ce soir, pensa Lupin.

It's for tonight, Lupin thought.

Il pensa à une bonne solution.

He thought of a good solution.

Il pensa que c'était peut-être un piège.

He thought it might be a trap.

Marie regarda les fleurs et pensa qu’elles étaient jolies.

Mary looked at the flowers and thought they were pretty.

Tom pensa que ce serait une bonne idée de partir tôt.

Tom thought it would be a good idea to leave early.

Il parla, il pensa pour elle.

He spoke, he thought for her.

— Psychose (1960)

Elle pensa que c'était hilarant.

She thought it was hilarious.