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contar

to count

VerbFrequency #24

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    (to enumerate) to count

    Por favor, cuenta el dinero con cuidado.

    Please, count the money carefully.
  2. 2

    (to narrate, relate) to tell

    Me gusta que me cuentes historias.

    I like you to tell me stories.

Intransitive verb

  1. 1

    (to rely on, depend on (with 'con')) to count on

    Puedes contar conmigo para lo que necesites.

    You can count on me for whatever you need.

1(to enumerate)to count

Por favor, cuenta el dinero con cuidado.

Please, count the money carefully.

El niño está aprendiendo a contar hasta diez.

The child is learning to count to ten.

Ya conté todas las sillas, hay veinte.

I already counted all the chairs, there are twenty.

El niño sabe contar hasta diez.

The child knows how to count to ten.

2(to narrate, relate)to tell

Me gusta que me cuentes historias.

I like you to tell me stories.

Puedes contarme lo que pasó, soy tu amigo.

You can tell me what happened, I'm your friend.

Ella nos contó un chiste muy divertido.

She told us a very funny joke.

¿Puedes contarme una historia?

Can you tell me a story?

3(to rely on, depend on (with 'con'))to count on

Puedes contar conmigo para lo que necesites.

You can count on me for whatever you need.

Siempre contamos con su apoyo incondicional.

We always count on his unconditional support.

No cuentes con que llegue temprano, siempre se retrasa.

Don't count on him arriving early, he's always late.

Siempre puedes contar conmigo.

You can always count on me.
Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singularcontaría

2nd singularcontarías

3rd singularcontaría

1st pluralcontaríamos

2nd pluralcontaríais

3rd pluralcontarían

future indicative

1st singularcontaré

2nd singularcontarás

3rd singularcontará

1st pluralcontaremos

2nd pluralcontaréis

3rd pluralcontarán

gerund

contando

imperative affirmative

2nd singularcuenta

1st pluralcontemos

2nd pluralcontad

imperative negative

2nd singularno cuentes

1st pluralno contemos

2nd pluralno contéis

imperfect indicative

1st singularcontaba

2nd singularcontabas

3rd singularcontaba

1st pluralcontábamos

2nd pluralcontabais

3rd pluralcontaban

imperfect subjunctive

1st singularcontara

2nd singularcontaras

3rd singularcontara

1st pluralcontáramos

2nd pluralcontarais

3rd pluralcontaran

infinitive

contar

participle

contado

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía contado

2nd singularhabías contado

3rd singularhabía contado

1st pluralhabíamos contado

2nd pluralhabíais contado

3rd pluralhabían contado

present indicative

1st singularcuento

2nd singularcuentas

3rd singularcuenta

1st pluralcontamos

2nd pluralcontáis

3rd pluralcuentan

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe contado

2nd singularhas contado

3rd singularha contado

1st pluralhemos contado

2nd pluralhabéis contado

3rd pluralhan contado

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya contado

2nd singularhayas contado

3rd singularhaya contado

1st pluralhayamos contado

2nd pluralhayáis contado

3rd pluralhayan contado

present subjunctive

1st singularcuente

2nd singularcuentes

3rd singularcuente

1st pluralcontemos

2nd pluralcontéis

3rd pluralcuenten

preterite indicative

1st singularconté

2nd singularcontaste

3rd singularcontó

1st pluralcontamos

2nd pluralcontasteis

3rd pluralcontaron