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eles pensavam

thought, were thinking, intended, were planning

→ pensar
pens to think + a make or become + vam they imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #33,901
thought, were thinking Can mean “thought” or “were thinking,” depending on context.
PO: Eles pensavam muito no futuro.
EN: They thought a lot about the future.
intended, were planning Used with an infinitive.
PO: Eles pensavam viajar no verão.
EN: They were planning to travel in the summer.
Conjugation of pensar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pensava pensávamos
Third pensava pensavam

E não sabia que os xiitas pensavam sequestrar esse vôo?

And you didn’t 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?

O mesmo que todos que pensavam como eu.

The same as everyone who thought like me.

— O Conformista (1971)

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)

Pensavam em mim?

Were they thinking about me?

Os senhores pensavam em mim?

Were you gentlemen thinking about me?