Contar (to count) - Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, indicative) - Spanish

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

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

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, 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 pluscuamperfecto

yo había contado I had counted
tú habías contado You had counted
él/ella había contado He had counted
nosotros/nosotras habíamos contado We had counted
vosotros/vosotras habíais contado you had counted
ellos/ellas habían contado they had counted

Example phrases

Yo había contado la historia antes. I had told the story before.
Tú habías contado el dinero antes de salir. You had counted the money before leaving.
Él había contado con la ayuda de sus amigos. He had counted on the help of his friends.
Nosotros habíamos contado con la confirmación del evento. We had counted on the confirmation of the event.
Vosotros habíais contado los votos antes del anuncio. You all had counted the votes before the announcement.
Ellos habían contado las estrellas en el cielo. They had counted the stars in the sky.

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 pluscuamperfecto, indicativo)

1. Ellos ... las estrellas en el cielo.

Ellos habían contado las estrellas en el cielo.

(They had counted the stars in the sky.)

2. Vosotros ... los votos antes del anuncio.

Vosotros habíais contado los votos antes del anuncio.

(You all had counted the votes before the announcement.)

3. Yo ... la historia antes.

Yo había contado la historia antes.

(I had told the story before.)

4. Tú ... el dinero antes de salir.

Tú habías contado el dinero antes de salir.

(You had counted the money before leaving.)

5. Él ... con la ayuda de sus amigos.

Él había contado con la ayuda de sus amigos.

(He had counted on the help of his friends.)

6. Nosotros ... con la confirmación del evento.

Nosotros habíamos contado con la confirmación del evento.

(We had counted on the confirmation of the event.)