Usage examples of "pensaba" in Spanish with translation to English

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Eso es lo que pensaba. That's what I thought.
Tom no dijo si pensaba ir o no. Tom didn't say whether he was planning to go or not.
Pensaba que vendría a la iglesia con nosotros, pero decidió quedarse en casa. I thought he would come to church with us, but he decided to stay home.
Pensaba que mi primer beso sería más romántico. I imagined my first kiss would be more romantic.
No pensaba que nos ayudaría. I did not think that he would help us.
Tom le preguntó a Mary si pensaba ir a nadar. Tom asked Mary whether she planned to swim or not.
Pensaba que hoy era lunes. I thought it was Monday today.
Jamás pensaba que acabaría así. I never thought it would wind up like this.
Ella pensaba que yo fuera médico. She thought that I was a doctor.
Ella pensaba que yo era médica. She thought that I was a doctor.
Pensaba que te daría gusto verme. I thought you'd be happy to see me.
Ella pensaba que yo era doctora. She thought that I was a doctor.
No pensaba que ibas a llegar. I didn't think you were going to make it.
Tom no pensaba que necesitara un guardaespaldas. Tom didn't think he needed a bodyguard.
Washington a menudo pensaba en el futuro. Washington often thought of the future.
Fue más difícil de lo que pensaba. It was harder than I thought.
Por alguna razón pensaba que dirías eso. Somehow I thought you'd say that.
El pensaba que yo estaba muy cansado. He thought that I was very tired.
Ella pensaba que él estaba desperdiciando electricidad. She thought that he was wasting electricity.
Yo pensaba que esa reunión jamás terminaría. I thought that meeting would never conclude.
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