contar
A2to count; to tally
contar in every tense
All six simple tenses of contar, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | cuento |
| tú | cuentas |
| él/ella/usted | cuenta |
| nosotros | contamos |
| vosotros | contáis |
| ellos/ustedes | cuentan |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | conté |
| tú | contaste |
| él/ella/usted | contó |
| nosotros | contamos |
| vosotros | contasteis |
| ellos/ustedes | contaron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | contaba |
| tú | contabas |
| él/ella/usted | contaba |
| nosotros | contábamos |
| vosotros | contabais |
| ellos/ustedes | contaban |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | contaré |
| tú | contarás |
| él/ella/usted | contará |
| nosotros | contaremos |
| vosotros | contaréis |
| ellos/ustedes | contarán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | contaría |
| tú | contarías |
| él/ella/usted | contaría |
| nosotros | contaríamos |
| vosotros | contaríais |
| ellos/ustedes | contarían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | cuente |
| tú | cuentes |
| él/ella/usted | cuente |
| nosotros | contemos |
| vosotros | contéis |
| ellos/ustedes | cuenten |
stem change o>ue
contar in example sentences
Forms of contar appear in 409 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the contar family
Forms of contar with their own word page:
Verbs conjugated like contar
The same pattern (stem change o>ue), nearest in the frequency list:
Make contar automatic
Reading a table isn't the same as recalling it under pressure. Fijario's verb drills ask you to type each form until it's second nature.
"contar" is #1,188 in the frequency list - see its word page