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SPANISH VERB

contar con

to count on

  • #486 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: contando con
  • Past participle: contado con

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I count on
  2. tú you count on
  3. usted, él, ella he/she counts on
  4. nosotros we count on
  5. vosotros Spain you all count on
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they count on

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I counted on
  2. tú you counted on
  3. usted, él, ella he/she counted on
  4. nosotros we counted on
  5. vosotros Spain you all counted on
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they counted on

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to count on
  2. tú you used to count on
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to count on
  4. nosotros we used to count on
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to count on
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to count on

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will count on
  2. tú you will count on
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will count on
  4. nosotros we will count on
  5. vosotros Spain you all will count on
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will count on

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would count on
  2. tú you would count on
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would count on
  4. nosotros we would count on
  5. vosotros Spain you all would count on
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would count on

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I count on
  2. tú (that) you count on
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she count on
  4. nosotros (that) we count on
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all count on
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they count on

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I counted on
  2. tú (if) you counted on
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she counted on
  4. nosotros (if) we counted on
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all counted on
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they counted on

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú count on!
  2. usted count on! (formal)
  3. nosotros count on! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain count on! (all of you)
  5. ustedes count on! (all of you)

How to use contar con

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Cuento contigo para la fiesta del sábado.

    I'm counting on you for Saturday's party.

  2. Past

    Siempre conté con mis hermanos cuando estuve enfermo.

    I always counted on my brothers when I was sick.

  3. Imperfect

    Contábamos con tu ayuda y no llegaste.

    We were counting on your help and you didn't show up.

  4. Future

    ¿Contaremos con el apoyo de la escuela?

    Will we be able to count on the school's support?

  5. Conditional

    Sin ti, no contaría con nadie en esta ciudad.

    Without you, I'd have no one to count on in this city.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es bueno que cuentes con amigos así.

    It's good that you have friends like that to count on.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si contara con más dinero, pondría una tienda.

    If I could count on more money, I'd open a shop.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Cuenta conmigo para lo que necesites!

    Count on me for whatever you need!

Good to know

  • "Cuenta conmigo", "cuento contigo": with "yo" and "tú" the forms are conmigo and contigo, never "con mí".

Where you hear contar con

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 2

  • Cuento contigo. I'm counting on you.
  • Anoche conté con todo el equipo. Last night I counted on the whole team.
  • Siempre vas a contar conmigo. You'll always be able to count on me.
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The Flood

Intermediate Level 2 · contar con

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