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Contar (to count) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

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

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

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect 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 pluscuamperfecto

  • yo hubiera/hubiese contado I would have counted
  • tú hubieras/hubieses contado You had counted
  • él/ella hubiera/hubiese contado he would have counted
  • nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos contado We would have counted
  • vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis contado you would have counted
  • ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen contado They would have counted

Example phrases

  • Si yo hubiera/hubiese contado la historia, sería diferente. If I had told the story, it would be different.
  • Si tú hubieras/hubieses contado la verdad, esto no hubiera pasado. If you had told the truth, this wouldn't have happened.
  • Ella pensaba que si él hubiera/hubiese contado todo, lo habrían entendido. She thought that if he had told everything, they would have understood.
  • Nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos contado el secreto si nos lo hubieras pedido. We would have told the secret if you had asked us.
  • Si vosotros hubierais/hubieseis contado con más tiempo, lo habríais hecho mejor. If you had had more time, you would have done better.
  • Ellos hubieran/hubiesen contado con más apoyo si lo hubieran sabido. They would have had more support if they had known.

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 pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si yo ... la historia, sería diferente.

Si yo hubiera/hubiese contado la historia, sería diferente.
(If I had told the story, it would be different.)

2. Si tú ... la verdad, esto no hubiera pasado.

Si tú hubieras/hubieses contado la verdad, esto no hubiera pasado.
(If you had told the truth, this wouldn't have happened.)

3. Nosotros ... el secreto si nos lo hubieras pedido.

Nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos contado el secreto si nos lo hubieras pedido.
(We would have told the secret if you had asked us.)

4. Si vosotros ... con más tiempo, lo habríais hecho mejor.

Si vosotros hubierais/hubieseis contado con más tiempo, lo habríais hecho mejor.
(If you had had more time, you would have done better.)

5. Ella pensaba que si él ... todo, lo habrían entendido.

Ella pensaba que si él hubiera/hubiese contado todo, lo habrían entendido.
(She thought that if he had told everything, they would have understood.)

6. Ellos ... con más apoyo si lo hubieran sabido.

Ellos hubieran/hubiesen contado con más apoyo si lo hubieran sabido.
(They would have had more support if they had known.)