Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cuento | |
| tú | cuentas | |
| él / ella / usted | cuenta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cuentan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conté | |
| tú | contaste | |
| él / ella / usted | contó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contaba | |
| tú | contabas | |
| él / ella / usted | contaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contaré | |
| tú | contarás | |
| él / ella / usted | contará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contaría | |
| tú | contarías | |
| él / ella / usted | contaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cuente | |
| tú | cuentes | |
| él / ella / usted | cuente | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cuenten |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to count; to tally
- to tell (a story); narrate
- to be (a certain number of years of age)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations