Contar present conjugation
Contar in the present: cuento, cuentas, cuenta, contamos, contáis, cuentan.
- to count; to tell (a story); to count on
- stem-changing (o→ue)
- Participle: contado
- Gerund: contando
Present presente
| yo | cuento |
|---|---|
| tú | cuentas |
| él/ella/usted | cuenta |
| nosotros | contamos |
| vosotros | contáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | cuentan |
How to use contar in the present
The present of contar changes o to ue except in nosotros: cuento, cuentas, cuenta, contamos, cuentan. "Te cuento..." introduces news or a story, and "¿Qué me cuentas?" is a friendly greeting. "Contar con" is very common in business writing: "Contamos con 20 años de experiencia." It also means simply "to count": "Cuento los días para las vacaciones." This range of meanings makes it a high-frequency verb in both speech and writing.
Examples
Cuento contigo para la presentación del lunes.
I'm counting on you for Monday's presentation.
¿Qué me cuentas? ¿Cómo va el nuevo trabajo?
What's new? How's the new job going?
La empresa cuenta con oficinas en cinco países.
The company has offices in five countries.
Quick check: contar in the present
More contar tenses
- All contar tenses
- Contar preterite
- Contar imperfect
- Contar future
- Contar conditional
- Contar present subjunctive
- Contar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the present
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