pensaban que

thought that

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phrase Uncommon #22,577
thought that Used for past ongoing or repeated belief: “they were thinking that” or “they thought that.”
SP: Pensaban que la película era muy corta.
EN: They thought the movie was very short.

Tom y Mary pensaban que se les veía lindo.

Tom and Mary thought they looked cute.

Pensaban que era el hijo del sol.

They thought he was the son of the sun.

Los padres de Tom pensaban que Mary era demasiado mayor para él.

Tom's parents thought Mary was too old for him.

No como pensaban que era.

Not as they thought it would be.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Todos los chicos pensaban que Carol era un perro.

All the boys thought Carol was a dog.

Pensaban que estaba con ella.

They thought I was with her.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Sé que se han estado preguntando si soy el luchador que pensaban que era.

I know you've been wondering if I'm the fighter you thought I was.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Porque pensaban que me parecía a Beetlejuice.

Because they thought I looked like Beetlejuice.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Pensaban que Colón era un demente, ¿no?

They thought Columbus was crazy, didn't they?

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Todos pensaban que Tom era de Australia.

Everyone thought Tom was from Australia.

Pensaban que eran un mal presagio.

They thought they were a bad omen.

— Turno de noche (2026)

Todas las mujeres pensaban que Tom era realmente apuesto.

All the women thought Tom was really handsome.

Tomás y María le dijeron a Juan que pensaban que Alicia estaba ocupada.

Tomás and María told Juan that they thought Alicia was busy.

Pensaban que había terminado con la KGB.

They thought he was done with the KGB.

— The Internship (2026)