Pensé

Pensó is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb pensar in the pretérito perfecto simple (preterite) indicative mood. It indicates that someone thought about something in the past and that the action is completed. The stem is pens- and the ending -ó marks the third-person singular in this tense. The full conjugation in the pretérito simple is: pensé, pensaste, pensó, pensamos, pensasteis, pensaron. The accent on pensó helps distinguish it from other forms.

Etymology: pensar derives from Latin pensāre or pensāre, meaning to weigh or consider, with the sense extended to think. The form pensó reflects the phonetic and accentual rules of Spanish for past-tense verbs.

Usage: Pensó is used to narrate a completed act of thinking or deciding in the past. It contrasts with pensaba, the imperfect form, which describes ongoing or habitual thinking or sets a background scene. Examples: “Ayer, Marta pensó en la propuesta y decidió aceptarla.” “Él pensó que era mejor esperar.” In reported speech or sequence of past events, pensó frequently appears as part of a chain of actions.

Notes: Pensar is a regular -ar verb in the pretérite, with no stem mutation in this tense. The accent mark on the final form pensó is required by stress rules in Spanish. Dialectal variations are typically minor, and the standard form remains the same across most Spanish-speaking regions. See also pensar and pretérito.