penser
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verb
- to think, reflect, concentrate one's mind on something
- to think, imagine, believe
- to be of the opinion that, believe
- to be absorbed by a worry or depressing thoughts
- to conceive a project
Forms
Present
| I | pense |
|---|---|
| you | penses |
| he, she, it | pense |
| we | pensons |
| you (plural) | pensez |
| they | pensent |
Imperfect
| I | pensais |
|---|---|
| you | pensais |
| he, she, it | pensait |
| we | pensions |
| you (plural) | pensiez |
| they | pensaient |
Past historic
| I | pensai |
|---|---|
| you | pensas |
| he, she, it | pensa |
| we | pensâmes |
| you (plural) | pensâtes |
| they | pensèrent |
Future
| I | penserai |
|---|---|
| you | penseras |
| he, she, it | pensera |
| we | penserons |
| you (plural) | penserez |
| they | penseront |
Conditional
| I | penserais |
|---|---|
| you | penserais |
| he, she, it | penserait |
| we | penserions |
| you (plural) | penseriez |
| they | penseraient |
Subjunctive
| I | pense |
|---|---|
| you | penses |
| he, she, it | pense |
| we | pensions |
| you (plural) | pensiez |
| they | pensent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | pensasse |
|---|---|
| you | pensasses |
| he, she, it | pensât |
| we | pensassions |
| you (plural) | pensassiez |
| they | pensassent |
Imperative
| you | pense |
|---|---|
| we | pensons |
| you (plural) | pensez |
Other forms
| infinitive | penser |
|---|---|
| past participle | pensé |
| gerund | pensant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Je pense à vous tous les jours.I think of you every day.A2Une lettre de Nouvelle-France — A letter from New France
- Ils pensaient tous:They all thought:B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Peut-être l'année prochaine. Moi, je serai sur les plaines, et je penserai à toi.Maybe next year. I'll be on the plains, and I'll think of you.B1La fête nationale — The national holiday
- Ne t'inquiète pas pour moi. Je mange, je dors quand je peux, et je pense à vous trois.Don't worry about me. I eat, I sleep when I can, and I think of the three of you.B1Lettre d'un poilu — A soldier's letter