he thought

pensó

pensaba

he thought(hi that)

phrase

1. (short or defined period of time)

a. pensó

"That's being cruel," he thought.

"Eso es ser cruel", pensó.

b. pensó que (before a verb phrase)

He arrived an hour early because he thought we were meeting at 6 pm and not 7 pm.

Llegó una hora temprano porque pensó que nos íbamos a reunir a las 6 pm, no a las 7 pm.

2. (long or undefined period of time)

a. pensaba

He thought about her all the time.

Pensaba en ella todo el tiempo.

b. pensaba que (before a verb phrase)

He thought he knew her, but he was wrong.

Pensaba que la conocía, pero estaba equivocado.