Italian reference
pensare
to think
Regular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I think |
| tu | you think |
| lui/lei | he/she thinks; you (formal) think |
| noi | we think |
| voi | you (plural) think |
| loro | they think |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I thought; I have thought |
| tu | you thought; you have thought |
| lui/lei | he/she thought; he/she has thought; you (formal) thought; you (formal) have thought |
| noi | we thought; we have thought |
| voi | you (plural) thought; you (plural) have thought |
| loro | they thought; they have thought |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to think |
| tu | you used to think |
| lui/lei | he/she used to think; you (formal) used to think |
| noi | we used to think |
| voi | you (plural) used to think |
| loro | they used to think |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had thought |
| tu | you had thought |
| lui/lei | he/she had thought; you (formal) had thought |
| noi | we had thought |
| voi | you (plural) had thought |
| loro | they had thought |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I thought |
| tu | you thought |
| lui/lei | he/she thought; you (formal) thought |
| noi | we thought |
| voi | you (plural) thought |
| loro | they thought |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had thought (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had thought (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had thought (before the next past event); you (formal) had thought (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had thought (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had thought (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had thought (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will think |
| tu | you will think |
| lui/lei | he/she will think; you (formal) will think |
| noi | we will think |
| voi | you (plural) will think |
| loro | they will think |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have thought |
| tu | you will have thought |
| lui/lei | he/she will have thought; you (formal) will have thought |
| noi | we will have thought |
| voi | you (plural) will have thought |
| loro | they will have thought |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would think |
| tu | you would think |
| lui/lei | he/she would think; you (formal) would think |
| noi | we would think |
| voi | you (plural) would think |
| loro | they would think |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have thought |
| tu | you would have thought |
| lui/lei | he/she would have thought; you (formal) would have thought |
| noi | we would have thought |
| voi | you (plural) would have thought |
| loro | they would have thought |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I think |
| tu | (that) you think |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she thinks; (that) you (formal) think |
| noi | (that) we think |
| voi | (that) you (plural) think |
| loro | (that) they think |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have thought |
| tu | (that) you have thought |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has thought; (that) you (formal) have thought |
| noi | (that) we have thought |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have thought |
| loro | (that) they have thought |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I thought |
| tu | (that) you thought |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she thought; (that) you (formal) thought |
| noi | (that) we thought |
| voi | (that) you (plural) thought |
| loro | (that) they thought |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had thought |
| tu | (that) you had thought |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had thought; (that) you (formal) had thought |
| noi | (that) we had thought |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had thought |
| loro | (that) they had thought |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | think! |
| lui/lei | think! (formal) |
| noi | let's think! |
| voi | think! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Italian entries.