contar Conditional Conjugation
contar — to count
The conditional of contar is regular: contaría, contarías, contaría, contaríamos, contaríais, contarían.
contar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios—if you had more time, you would tell the whole story.
Notes on contar in the Conditional
The conditional is regular; simply add the endings (-ía, -ías, etc.) to the infinitive 'contar'.
Example Sentences
Yo te lo contaría, pero es un secreto.
I would tell it to you, but it is a secret.
yo
¿Contarías el dinero por mí?
Would you count the money for me?
tú
Ellos contarían con nosotros si fuera necesario.
They would count on us if it were necessary.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Cuentaría.
Correct: Contaría.
Why: There is no stem change in the conditional; the stem is always the full infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cuento
Contar is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: conté
The preterite of contar is regular: conté, contaste, contó, contamos, contasteis, contaron.
Imperfect
yo: contaba
The imperfect of contar is regular: contaba, contabas, contaba, contábamos, contabais, contaban.
Future
yo: contaré
The future tense of contar is regular: contaré, contarás, contará, contaremos, contaréis, contarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cuente
The present subjunctive of contar keeps the o > ue stem change: cuente, cuentes, cuente, contemos, contéis, cuenten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: contara
The imperfect subjunctive of contar is formed from the preterite: contara, contaras, contara, contáramos, contarais, contaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cuenta
The imperative of contar uses the stem-changed 'cuenta' for tú and 'cuente' for usted.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cuentes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no cuentes, no cuente, no contemos, no contéis, no cuenten.