she thought

pensó

pensaba

she thought(shi that)

phrase

1. (short or defined period of time)

a. pensó

She thought about it and decided she couldn't go through with it.

Lo pensó y decidió que no podía seguir adelante con el plan.

b. pensó que (before a verb phrase)

She thought no one would ever find out she was lying.

Pensó que nadie se enteraría jamás de que mentía.

2. (long or undefined period of time)

a. pensaba

Whenever Marnie went to the coast, she thought about her family back in Miami.

Cuando Marnie iba a la costa, pensaba en su familia allá en Miami.

b. pensaba que (before a verb phrase)

When she was a kid, she thought Los Angeles was the best city in the world.

De niña, pensaba que Los Ángeles era la mejor ciudad del mundo.