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Contar (to count) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of contar (to count) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Contar (to count) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 4: Números y contar (Numbers and counting)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Contar (to count) Contando (Counting) Contado (Counted)

Contar (to count): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) cuento I count
(tú) cuentas You count
(él/ella) cuenta he/she counts
(nosotros/nosotras) contamos we count
(vosotros/vosotras) contáis You count
(ellos/ellas) cuentan they count

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he contado I have counted
(tú) has contado You have counted
(él/ella) ha contado he has counted
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos contado we have counted
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis contado You have counted
(ellos/ellas) han contado they have counted

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) cuente I count
(tú) cuentes You count
(él/ella) cuente he/she counts
(nosotros/nosotras) contemos we count
(vosotros/vosotras) contéis you count
(ellos/ellas) cuenten they count

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya contado I have counted
(tú) hayas contado you have counted
(él/ella) haya contado he has counted/she has counted
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos contado we have counted
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis contado you have counted
(ellos/ellas) hayan contado they have counted

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) contaba I was counting
(tú) contabas You were counting
(él/ella) contaba he/she was counting
(nosotros/nosotras) contábamos we counted
(vosotros/vosotras) contabais You counted
(ellos/ellas) contaban they counted

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había contado I had counted
(tú) habías contado You had counted
(él/ella) había contado he had counted/she had counted
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos contado we had counted
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais contado You had counted
(ellos/ellas) habían contado they had counted

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) contara/contase I counted
(tú) contaras/contases you counted
(él/ella) contara/contase he would count/she would count
(nosotros/nosotras) contáramos/contásemos we counted
(vosotros/vosotras) contarais/contaseis you would count
(ellos/ellas) contaran/contasen they counted

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese contado I had counted
(tú) hubieras/hubieses contado You had counted
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese contado he had counted
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos contado we had counted
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis contado You would have counted
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen contado they had counted

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) conté I counted
(tú) contaste You counted
(él/ella) contó he counted/she counted
(nosotros/nosotras) contamos we counted
(vosotros/vosotras) contasteis You counted
(ellos/ellas) contaron they counted

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube contado I had counted
(tú) hubiste contado You had counted
(él/ella) hubo contado he/she had counted
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos contado we had counted
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis contado You had counted
(ellos/ellas) hubieron contado they had counted

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) contare I will count
(tú) contares you will count
(él/ella) contare he will count/she will count
(nosotros/nosotras) contáremos we will count
(vosotros/vosotras) contareis You will count
(ellos/ellas) contaren they will count

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere contado I will have counted
(tú) hubieres contado You will have counted
(él/ella) hubiere contado he/she will have counted
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos contado we will have counted
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis contado You would have counted
(ellos/ellas) hubieren contado they had counted

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) contaré I will count
(tú) contarás You will count
(él/ella) contará he will count/she will count
(nosotros/nosotras) contaremos we will count
(vosotros/vosotras) contaréis You will count
(ellos/ellas) contarán they will count

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré contado I will have counted
(tú) habrás contado You will have counted
(él/ella) habrá contado he will have counted/she will have counted
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos contado we will have counted
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis contado You will have counted
(ellos/ellas) habrán contado they will have counted
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Cuenta! You count
¡Cuente! He count
¡Contemos! Let's count
¡Contad! You all count
¡Cuenten! They count

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡no cuentes! Don't count!
¡no cuente! He/she/it do not count
¡no contemos! Let's not count!
¡no contéis! You plural/vosotros/vosotras do not count!
¡no cuenten! They should not count.

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) contaría I would count
(tú) contarías You would count
(él/ella) contaría he would count/she would count
(nosotros/nosotras) contaríamos we would count
(vosotros/vosotras) contaríais You would count
(ellos/ellas) contarían They would count

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría contado I would have counted
(tú) habrías contado You would have counted
(él/ella) habría contado he would have counted
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos contado we would have counted
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais contado You would have counted
(ellos/ellas) habrían contado they would have counted

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He will tell the truth in the meeting.
Él contará la verdad en la reunión.
2. They will count on your help for the project.
Ellos contarán con tu ayuda para el proyecto.
3. You all will tell the plan at the next meeting.
Vosotros contaréis el plan en la próxima junta.
4. They tell the stories.
Ellos cuentan las anécdotas.
5. You count the days.
Tú cuentas los días.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We used to count the stars at night.
Nosotros contábamos las estrellas por la noche.
2. I used to tell stories at the camp.
Yo contaba historias en el campamento.
3. They have told their experiences in the meeting.
Ellos han contado sus experiencias en la reunión.
4. I counted to ten for her.
Conté hasta diez para ella.
5. We have counted the votes.
Nosotros hemos contado los votos.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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contaran/contasen, contaras/contases, cuenten, contarais/contaseis, contéis

1.
Sugirieron que vosotros ... vuestra experiencia.
(They suggested that you share your experience.)
2.
No creo que ellos ... todo.
(I don't think they count everything.)
3.
Esperaba que tú ... los detalles del viaje.
(I was hoping that you would tell the details of the trip.)
4.
Era necesario que ellas ... lo que había pasado.
(It was necessary for them to recount what had happened.)
5.
Quiero que vosotros ... vuestros planes.
(I want you all to tell your plans.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They would have had more support if they had known.
Ellos hubieran/hubiesen contado con más apoyo si lo hubieran sabido.
2. You had counted everything before the meeting started.
Tú hubiste contado todo antes de que comenzara la reunión.
3. I would have told the story if you had been here.
Yo habría contado la historia si hubieras estado aquí.
4. They would have told their experience if they had had time.
Ellos habrían contado su experiencia si hubieran tenido tiempo.
5. She thought that if he had told everything, they would have understood.
Ella pensaba que si él hubiera/hubiese contado todo, lo habrían entendido.