eles pensavam

thought

→ pensar
pens think + a her, it + vam they imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #33,313
thought Imperfect past (they thought / were thinking; also used for ‘you all’ in some regions).
PO: Eles pensavam que ia chover.
EN: They thought it was going to rain.
Conjugation of pensar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pensava pensávamos
Third pensava pensavam

Pensavam em mim, senhoras?

Were you thinking of me, ladies?

Achei que pessoas como você só pensavam no dinheiro, não nas pessoas.

I thought people like you only cared about money, not people.

— The Dead and the Damned (2011)

E não sabia que os xiitas pensavam seqüestrar esse vôo?

And didn't you know the Shiites were planning to hijack that flight?

— Mulheres à Beira de um Ataque de Nervos (1988)

Que pensavam vocês que o Tom ia fazer?

What did you think Tom was going to do?

Pensavam em mim?

Were they thinking about me?

O mesmo que todos que pensavam como eu.

The same as everyone who thought like me.

— O Conformista (1971)

Os senhores pensavam em mim?

Were you gentlemen thinking about me?