2
to relate, to recount
Used for telling stories or sharing information.
3
to depend on
Used with 'con' to express relying on someone or something.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
contar
Infinitive
Most Used
"to count; to tell"
cuento
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Most Used
"I count; I tell"
cuenta
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Current
"he/she counts; tells"
cuentas
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you count; you tell"
cuentan
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they count; they tell"
contó
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she counted; told"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| contar | Infinitive | — | "to count; to tell" |
| contando | Gerund | — | "counting; telling" |
| contado | Participle | — | "counted; told" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| cuento | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I count; I tell" |
| cuentas | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you count; you tell" |
| cuenta | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she counts; tells" |
| contáis | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all count; tell" |
| cuentan | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they count; they tell" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| conté | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I counted; I told" |
| contaste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you counted; you told" |
| contó | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she counted; told" |
| contamos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we counted; we told" |
| contasteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all counted; told" |
| contaron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they counted; they told" |
| Imperfect | |||
| contabas | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to count" |
| contaba | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to count" |
| contábamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to count" |
| contabais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to count" |
| contaban | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to count" |
| Future | |||
| contaré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will count" |
| contarás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will count" |
| contará | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will count" |
| contaremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will count" |
| contaréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will count" |
| contarán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will count" |
| Conditional | |||
| contarías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would count" |
| contaría | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would count" |
| contaríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would count" |
| contaríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would count" |
| contarían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would count" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| cuentes | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you count" |
| cuente | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she count" |
| contemos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we count" |
| contéis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all count" |
| cuenten | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they count" |