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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 counts/she counts
nosotros/nosotras contamos we count
vosotros/vosotras contáis you all 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 counts
nosotros/nosotras contemos we count
vosotros/vosotras contéis you (plural) 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
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 used to count
él/ella contaba he/she was counting
nosotros/nosotras contábamos we counted
vosotros/vosotras contabais You all used to count
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
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 would count
tú contaras/contases you would count
él/ella contara/contase he would count
nosotros/nosotras contáramos/contásemos we would count
vosotros/vosotras contarais/contaseis you all would count
ellos/ellas contaran/contasen they would count

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo conté I counted
tú contaste You counted
él/ella contó He counted
nosotros/nosotras contamos we counted
vosotros/vosotras contasteis You (all) 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 had counted
nosotros/nosotras hubimos contado we had counted
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis contado You all 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
nosotros/nosotras contáremos we would count
vosotros/vosotras contareis You will count
ellos/ellas contaren they would 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 will have counted
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos contado we will have counted
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis contado you will have counted
ellos/ellas hubieren contado They will have counted

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo contaré I will count
tú contarás You will count
él/ella contará he 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
nosotros/nosotras habremos contado we will have counted
vosotros/vosotras habréis contado You all 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
nosotros/nosotras contaríamos We would count
vosotros/vosotras contaríais you all 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.