Ideal Guide to Irregular Spanish Verbs. Pensar (To Think), Part 1

In this Ideal Guide to Irregular Spanish Verbs today we’re going to focus on another very common Spanish verb: pensar (to think).

In other posts we’ll use the irregular Spanish verb pensar as a pattern for other irregular verbs. This means that learning it well now will save you a lot of study time at a later stage, and many headaches.

In this post we’re going to concentrate on the conjugation of the irregular Spanish verb pensar in six main tenses: present, present perfect, imperfect, preterite, future and conditional.

Irregular Spanish verbs: pensar. Conjugations

Irregular Spanish verbs: pensar. Learning tips

If you compare the conjugation of the irregular Spanish verb pensar with that of regular ‘ar’ verbs, you’ll find that many ‘pensar’ forms follow the regular patterns.

The present perfect, imperfect, future and conditional tenses are all regular in the six persons.

That leaves us with the present and the preterite. These are the tenses you should focus on the most. Make sure you master them before you move on to other irregular Spanish verbs.

You can learn and practice the irregular Spanish verbs, including pensar, with this highly recommended Spanish verb course with audio.

If you want more tips on how to learn the irregular Spanish verbs fast and efficiently, have a look at my user-friendly guide How to Learn Spanish.

It’s your turn

Can you think of other irregular Spanish verbs that conjugate like ‘pensar’? Type them in the comment box below.