No. 3,701 in Spanish
pensaba
"Pensaba" means "I/he/she was thinking" or "I/he/she used to think."
In a sentence
Cuando era niño, siempre pensaba cómo sería volar.
When I was a child, I always thought about how it would be to fly.
The word 'pensaba' indicates a mental process or contemplation occurring habitually in the past.
Pensaba que el examen sería fácil, pero no fue así.
I thought that the exam would be easy, but it was not.
Here, 'pensaba' expresses a conclusion or belief held at a specific point in the past.
Pensaba en lo que dijo y trataba de entender su punto de vista.
I thought about what he said and tried to understand his point of view.
In this context, 'pensaba' reflects the act of considering or pondering over a statement or idea in the past.
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