I used to always think.

Question

Can you mix the word "always" in with the past to create the idea that you were doing something for a long time but then stopped.

For example would "I used to always think that" be "siempre pensé que...." or "siempre pensaba que..." or something else.

Is it possible to add - "some years ago" to the sentence so - hace unos años, yo siempre pensé que, esta región tiene buena gente, pero ahora no lo pienso"

cheers.

Answer 1

"Yo pensaba que este región tiene buena gente, pero ahora no pienso así" -siempre or hace unos años are not necessary, the time which is used in this sentence - pretérito imperfecto- without using this words, has the same meaning. Also thinking is a continuous verb in essence when it is used for the action of considering, and can't be in simple past tense.

Very nice explaination! - 005faa61, Apr 26, 2012

Answer 2

Yes you can. In conversation, it is usually used as "siempre pensé" que nos iba a acompañar. Or "siempre pensaba que" ese señor era buena gente. All and all, it is what is used in informal conversations in differen countries. Hope it helps any.