Contar (to count) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

Contar (to count) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Contar - Conjugation of to count in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the anterior preterite, indicative tense (Pretérito anterior, indicativo).

Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Contar (to count) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Números y contar (Numbers and counting)

Conjugation of to count in Pretérito anterior

yo hube contado I had counted
tú hubiste contado You had counted
él/ella hubo contado he had counted
nosotros/nosotras hubimos contado we had counted
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis contado You all had counted
ellos/ellas hubieron contado they had counted

Example phrases

Yo hube contado la historia antes de que llegaras. I had told the story before you arrived.
Tú hubiste contado todo antes de que comenzara la reunión. You had counted everything before the meeting started.
Él hubo contado el dinero antes de irse. He had counted the money before leaving.
Nosotros hubimos contado los votos antes del anuncio. We had counted the votes before the announcement.
Vosotros hubisteis contado el inventario antes del cierre. You all (Spain) had counted the inventory before the closing.
Ellos hubieron contado sus experiencias antes de que terminara el viaje. They had told their experiences before the trip ended.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - contar (to count)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Contar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... el inventario antes del cierre.

Vosotros hubisteis contado el inventario antes del cierre.

(You all (Spain) had counted the inventory before the closing.)

2. Nosotros ... los votos antes del anuncio.

Nosotros hubimos contado los votos antes del anuncio.

(We had counted the votes before the announcement.)

3. Él ... el dinero antes de irse.

Él hubo contado el dinero antes de irse.

(He had counted the money before leaving.)

4. Tú ... todo antes de que comenzara la reunión.

Tú hubiste contado todo antes de que comenzara la reunión.

(You had counted everything before the meeting started.)

5. Ellos ... sus experiencias antes de que terminara el viaje.

Ellos hubieron contado sus experiencias antes de que terminara el viaje.

(They had told their experiences before the trip ended.)

6. Yo ... la historia antes de que llegaras.

Yo hube contado la historia antes de que llegaras.

(I had told the story before you arrived.)