Creer o Pensar?
Hi,
For the following sentence: I thought that I was a policeman.
Would I use Creer or Pensar?
Pensaba que fui un policía.
or
Creía que fui un policía.
Thanks!
6 Answers
Another case of more context, please!
The young private on kitchen police exclaimed " I thought I was a soldier!"
In my dream last night, I thought I was a taxi driver.
After attending the acadamy, I thought that I was a policeman, but the streets taught me otherwise!
Sorry for adding soñar to the mix but I wanted to stress the need for clarification!
creer (to believe in someone/something) I believe in her. Creo en ella.
pensar (to think of someone/something) I think of her. Pienso en ella.
Requirements for when to use the imperfect
?The action is indefinite in that the start and end dates cannot be determined with a certain degree of accuracy. ?The action is made on a repeated or continuous basis. ?The action took place over a prolonged period of time. ?The action started in the past and yet continues till the present day. ?The condition being talked about happened in the past, be it of the mental, physical and emotional type.
I would think you use creer when you were in the mindset of a policeman and were genuinely confused and really thought you had been one.
And use pensar in cases where you knew you weren't a policeman, but tried to act like one.
Aquellos estan mis dos pesos.
I asked a similar question on this forum a few weeks ago and got a few good answers. You can check it out here. I particularly liked the post I accepted (which I suppose is kind of obvious).
¿pensé?
