yo Pensaba

thought, was thinking

→ pensar
pens to think + aba yo/él/ella imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #53,451
thought, was thinking Can mean “I thought/was thinking” or “he, she, or you (formal) thought/was thinking,” depending on context.
SP: Pensaba en ti.
EN: I was thinking about you.
Conjugation of pensar

¡Pensaba que estabas muerto!

I thought you were dead!

— Estación Zombie: tren a Busan (2016)

¡Pensaba que este era un país libre!

I thought this was a free country!

— Malcolm X (1992)

¡Pensaba que valía la pena!

I thought it was worth it!

— El odio (1995)

¿Pensaba que yo la maté?

Did she think I killed her?

— La Linterna Roja (1991)