Contar (to count) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

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

Contar - Conjugation of to count in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive)

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 Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

yo contara/contase I would count
tú contaras/contases you would count
él/ella contara/contase he would count
nosotros/nosotras contáramos/contásemos we would count
vosotros/vosotras contarais/contaseis you all would count
ellos/ellas contaran/contasen they would count

Example phrases

Querían que yo contara/contase la historia otra vez. They wanted me to tell the story again.
Esperaba que tú contaras/contases los detalles del viaje. I was hoping that you would tell the details of the trip.
Deseaban que él contara/contase la verdad. They wished that he would tell the truth.
Nos pidieron que nosotros contáramos/contásemos cómo nos conocimos. They asked us to tell how we met.
Sugirieron que vosotros contarais/contaseis vuestra experiencia. They suggested that you tell your experience.
Era necesario que ellas contaran/contasen lo que había pasado. It was necessary for them to tell what had happened.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - contar (to count)

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

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Contar (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Era necesario que ellas ... lo que había pasado.

Era necesario que ellas contaran/contasen lo que había pasado.

(It was necessary for them to tell what had happened.)

2. Querían que yo ... la historia otra vez.

Querían que yo contara/contase la historia otra vez.

(They wanted me to tell the story again.)

3. Esperaba que tú ... los detalles del viaje.

Esperaba que tú contaras/contases los detalles del viaje.

(I was hoping that you would tell the details of the trip.)

4. Sugirieron que vosotros ... vuestra experiencia.

Sugirieron que vosotros contarais/contaseis vuestra experiencia.

(They suggested that you tell your experience.)

5. Deseaban que él ... la verdad.

Deseaban que él contara/contase la verdad.

(They wished that he would tell the truth.)

6. Nos pidieron que nosotros ... cómo nos conocimos.

Nos pidieron que nosotros contáramos/contásemos cómo nos conocimos.

(They asked us to tell how we met.)