No. 10,967 in French
pensait
"Pensait" means "thought" (imperfect tense of "think").
In a sentence
Elle pensait à son enfance souvent.
She thought about her childhood often.
In this sentence, 'pensait' is used in the imparfait tense to describe a habitual action of thinking about something in the past.
Il pensait qu'il avait perdu son portefeuille.
He thought that he had lost his wallet.
Here, 'pensait' expresses someone's assumption or belief about a situation described also in the past.
Nous savions ce que tu pensais.
We knew what you were thinking.
In this instance, 'pensais' is part of a reported speech or thought, involving the progressive aspect of thought at a past moment.
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