No. 12,952 in Spanish

pensábamos

"We were thinking" or "we used to think."

In a sentence

Pensábamos que el evento sería más tarde.
We thought that the event would be later.
The word 'pensábamos' is used in the imperfect tense indicating a habitual or ongoing thought process in the past.
Cuando éramos niños, siempre pensábamos en explorar el bosque cercano.
When we were children, we always thought about exploring the nearby forest.
Here 'pensábamos' again reflects an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
Ayer pensábamos que la reunión se cancelaría debido a la lluvia.
Yesterday we thought that the meeting would be canceled due to the rain.
In this case, 'pensábamos' refers to a specific thought or consideration at a past moment.

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