Es más increíble de lo que pensé

Question

Es más increíble de lo que pensé.

Pensé que ya me había acostumbrado de ella pero es más increíble de lo que pensé.

This seems like a textbook case for imperfect so I can't see why they used preterite.

I expected to be used to her by now but she's even more incredible than I thought.

Pensé que ya me había acostombrado de ella pero es más increíble de lo que pensaba.

I can't think of why anyone would use pensé in the last part of that sentence.

Gracias

Answer 1

I agree with you. Imperfect would fit better, and I would also use que instead of de in this sentence.

Lo que pensaba or lo que había pensado.

Answer 2

Either way works fine, and as a native speaker, I might use one or the other form indistinctly, meaning exactly the same thing.

In English, we might say: she's even more incredible than I thought, or she's even more incredible than I had thought.

true, it's all about your intention. I will vote this answer up - Tasear, Dec 20, 2011

Answer 3

I don't agree. I would used pensé in the last part of the sentence. The thought already happen. It is no longer happening.