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Conjugation of the Spanish verb contar

A list of the common conjugations for the Spanish verb contar, along with their English translations.

contar is an irregular verb

Infinitive		Scored
contar	to tell

Present		Scored
yo cuento	I tell
tú cuentas	you tell
él cuenta	he tells
ella cuenta	she tells
nosotros contamos	we tell
vosotros contáis	you tell
ellos cuentan	they tell
ellas cuentan	they tell

Imperfect		Scored
yo contaba	I was telling
tú contabas	you were telling
él contaba	he was telling
ella contaba	she was telling
nosotros contábamos	we were telling
vosotros contabais	you were telling
ellos contaban	they were telling
ellas contaban	they were telling

Preterite		Scored
yo conté	I told
tú contaste	you told
él contó	he told
ella contó	she told
nosotros contamos	we told
vosotros contasteis	you told
ellos contaron	they told
ellas contaron	they told

Preterite		Scored
yo he contado	I told
tú has contado	you told
él ha contado	he told
ella ha contado	she told
nosotros hemos contado	we told
vosotros habéis contado	you told
ellos han contado	they told
ellas han contado	they told

Pluperfect / Pretérito pluscuamperfecto		Scored
yo había contado	I had told
tú habías contado	you had told
él había contado	he had told
ella había contado	she had told
nosotros habíamos contado	we had told
vosotros habíais contado	you had told
ellos habían contado	they had told
ellas habían contado	they had told

Future		Scored
yo contaré	I will tell
tú contarás	you will tell
él contará	he will tell
ella contará	she will tell
nosotros contaremos	we will tell
vosotros contaréis	you will tell
ellos contarán	they will tell
ellas contarán	they will tell

Future Perfect / Futuro perfecto		Scored
yo habré contado	I will have told
tú habrás contado	you will have told
él habrá contado	he will have told
ella habrá contado	she will have told
nosotros habremos contado	we will have told
vosotros habréis contado	you will have told
ellos habrán contado	they will have told
ellas habrán contado	they will have told

Conditional		Scored
yo contaría	I would tell
tú contarías	you would tell
él contaría	he would tell
ella contaría	she would tell
nosotros contaríamos	we would tell
vosotros contaríais	you would tell
ellos contarían	they would tell
ellas contarían	they would tell

Conditional Perfect / Condicional perfecto The Spanish Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Condicional perfecto is made with the conditional tense of haber and the past participle of the verb.		Scored
yo habría contado	I would have told
tú habrías contado	you would have told
él habría contado	he would have told
ella habría contado	she would have told
nosotros habríamos contado	we would have told
vosotros habríais contado	you would have told
ellos habrían contado	they would have told
ellas habrían contado	they would have told

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) yo cuente	(... that) I tell
(... que) tú cuentes	(... that) you tell
(... que) él cuente	(... that) he tells
(... que) ella cuente	(... that) she tells
(... que) nosotros contemos	(... that) we tell
(... que) vosotros contéis	(... that) you tell
(... que) ellos cuenten	(... that) they tell
(... que) ellas cuenten	(... that) they tell

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) yo contara	(... that) I was telling
(... que) tú contaras	(... that) you were telling
(... que) él contara	(... that) he was telling
(... que) ella contara	(... that) she was telling
(... que) nosotros contáramos	(... that) we were telling
(... que) vosotros contarais	(... that) you were telling
(... que) ellos contaran	(... that) they were telling
(... que) ellas contaran	(... that) they were telling

Imperative		Scored
contemos	Let's tell

Present Participle		Scored
contando	telling

Past Participle		Scored
contado	told

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