pensábamos que

we thought that

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we thought that Used to express a belief or assumption held in the past. The imperfect tense can suggest that the belief continued for some time or was later corrected.

SP: Pensábamos que el museo estaba abierto los lunes.

EN: We thought that the museum was open on Mondays.

Mira, pensábamos que éramos los únicos que quedaban.

Look, we thought we were the only ones left.

— Arrietty y el mundo de los diminutos (2010)

Pensábamos que teníamos el juego en la bolsa.

We thought we had the game in the bag.

Ese chico no es tan travieso como pensábamos que sería.

That boy isn't as mischievous as we thought he would be.

No te hagas, pensábamos que éramos amigos.

Don't play dumb, we thought we were friends.

— Your Name (2016)

Pensábamos que la Tierra se movía alrededor del Sol.

We thought the Earth moved around the Sun.

Pensábamos que nos iban a matar.

We thought they were going to kill us.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Pensábamos que esto era Génesis.

We thought this was Genesis.

— Star Trek II: La ira de Khan (1982)

Pensábamos que íbamos a servir al Señor.

We thought we were going to serve the Lord.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Pensábamos que no podríamos detenerlo.

We thought we wouldn’t be able to stop him.

Pensábamos que estabas muerto.

We thought you were dead.

— Akira (1988)