A lot of verbs follow this pattern, such as:
- Alentar (to encourage)
- Apretar (to squeeze)
- Calentar (to heat)
- Cerrar (to close)
- Confesar (to confess)
Notice they’re all -ar verbs with an e in the second to last syllable.
Participles
| Present (Gerundio) | Past (Participio) |
|---|
| pensando | pensado |
Indicative
| Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Conditional | Future |
|---|
| yo | pienso | pensé | pensaba | pensaría | pensaré |
| tú | piensas | pensaste | pensabas | pensarías | pensarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | piensa | pensó | pensaba | pensaría | pensará |
| nosotros | pensamos | pensamos | pensábamos | pensaríamos | pensaremos |
| vosotros | pensáis | pensasteis | pensabais | pensaríais | pensaréis |
| ellos/as/Uds. | piensan | pensaron | pensaban | pensarían | pensarán |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | Future (Archaic) |
|---|
| yo | piense | pensara | pensare |
| tú | pienses | pensaras | pensares |
| él/ella/Ud. | piense | pensara | pensare |
| nosotros | pensemos | pensáramos | pensáremos |
| vosotros | penséis | pensarais | pensareis |
| ellos/as/Uds. | piensen | pensaran | pensaren |
Imperative
| Affirmative | Negative |
|---|
| tú | piensa | no pienses |
| Ud. | piense | no piense |
| nosotros | pensemos | no pensemos |
| vosotros | pensad | no penséis |
| Uds. | piensen | no piensen |