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I thought eu pensei
How to say “I thought” in Portuguese? “Eu pensei”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “eu pensei” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on I thought in Portuguese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

Portuguese Sentences with the Word “I thought”

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Eu não pensei que havíamos feito mal

I didn’t think we had done poorly

Não pensei que fosse tão fácil.

I didn’t think it was that easy.

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Verb: pensar (to think)

Tips to remember:
• Associate "pensar" with "brainstorm" or the image of a lightbulb over someone’s head to recall the act of thinking.
• Note that "eu pensei" is the simple past (pretérito perfeito) form of "pensar" and sounds similar to the English "I thought."

Explanations:
• "Eu" means "I," and "pensei" indicates a completed action in the past.
• The preterite tense (pretérito perfeito) used here emphasizes that the thinking occurred at a specific moment or period.

Similar words (synonyms) that convey similar meanings:
• Refleti – I reflected
• Meditei – I meditated
• Considerei – I considered

Conjugations of the infinitive verb "pensar":
• Present Indicative: eu penso, tu pensas, ele/ela pensa, nós pensamos, vós pensais, eles/elas pensam.
• Preterite (Pretérito Perfeito): eu pensei, tu pensaste, ele/ela pensou, nós pensamos, vós pensastes, eles/elas pensaram.
• Imperfect: eu pensava, tu pensavas, ele/ela pensava, nós pensávamos, vós pensáveis, eles/elas pensavam.
• Future: eu pensarei, tu pensarás, ele/ela pensará, nós pensaremos, vós pensareis, eles/elas pensarão.
• Conditional: eu pensaria, tu pensarias, ele/ela pensaria, nós pensaríamos, vós pensaríeis, eles/elas pensariam.
• Present Subjunctive: que eu pense, que tu penses, que ele/ela pense, que nós pensemos, que vós penseis, que eles/elas pensem.
• Imperfect Subjunctive: se eu pensasse, se tu pensasses, se ele/ela pensasse, se nós pensássemos, se vós pensásseis, se eles/elas pensassem.

Example sentences:
1. "Eu pensei muito antes de aceitar o trabalho."
Translation: "I thought a lot before accepting the job."

2. "Quando você falou, eu pensei que era uma piada."
Translation: "When you spoke, I thought it was a joke."

3. "Eu pensei em visitar Lisboa nas férias."
Translation: "I thought about visiting Lisbon on vacation."

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