
contar Future Conjugation
contar — to count
The future tense of contar is regular: contaré, contarás, contará, contaremos, contaréis, contarán.
contar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future when you will tell a story later or when you promise to count something in the future.
Notes on contar in the Future
Contar is regular in the future. Just add the endings (-é, -ás, -á, etc.) directly to the full infinitive 'contar'.
Example Sentences
Te contaré todo mañana por la mañana.
I will tell you everything tomorrow morning.
yo
Ellos contarán los votos esta noche.
They will count the votes tonight.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Sé que contaremos con tu ayuda.
I know we will count on your help.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Cuentaré.
Correct: Contaré.
Why: Stem changes (o > ue) do not happen in the future tense; always use the infinitive as the base.
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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.
Conditional
yo: contaría
The conditional of contar is regular: contaría, contarías, contaría, contaríamos, contaríais, contarían.
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.