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Conjugation of contar in Galician

contarto count; to tellregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

PersonConjugation
euconto
ticontas
el/elaconta
nóscontamos
vóscontades
eles/elascontan

Pretéritosimple past

Completed actions in the past.

PersonConjugation
eucontei
ticontaches
el/elacontou
nóscontamos
vóscontastes
eles/elascontaron

Common mistakes in the Pretérito

  • eucontouconteiThis is the 3rd person singular preterite; the correct 1st person singular form is contei.

Imperfecto

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

PersonConjugation
eucontaba
ticontabas
el/elacontaba
nóscontabamos
vóscontabades
eles/elascontaban

Common mistakes in the Imperfecto

  • eucontávacontabaGalician does not use a grave accent here; the correct form is contaba.

Futurofuture

Actions that will happen.

PersonConjugation
eucontarei
ticontarás
el/elacontará
nóscontaremos
vóscontaredes
eles/elascontarán

Condicionalconditional

Actions that would happen under some condition.

PersonConjugation
eucontaría
ticontarías
el/elacontaría
nóscontariamos
vóscontariades
eles/elascontarían

Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

PersonConjugation
euconte
ticontes
el/elaconte
nóscontemos
vóscontedes
eles/elasconten

Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo presente

  • ticontecontesThe 2nd person singular subjunctive is contes, not conte.

Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive

Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.

PersonConjugation
eucontase
ticontases
el/elacontase
nóscontásemos
vóscontásedes
eles/elascontasen

Imperativoimperative

Commands and requests.

PersonConjugation
ticonta
el/elaconte
nóscontemos
vóscontade
eles/elasconten

Common mistakes in the Imperativo

  • ticontescontaThe informal affirmative imperative is conta.

Xerundiogerund

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

PersonConjugation
eucontando
ticontando
el/elacontando
nóscontando
vóscontando
eles/elascontando

Participiopast participle

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

PersonConjugation
eucontado
ticontado
el/elacontado
nóscontado
vóscontado
eles/elascontado

Related Galician verbs

contar — frequently asked questions

Is contar a regular verb?
Yes — contar is a regular Galician verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does contar mean?
contar is a Galician verb meaning "to count; to tell".