Contar Conjugation Practice
Contar is to count (cuenta hasta diez) and to tell a story or a piece of news (cuéntame qué pasó). Contar con means to count on someone: cuenta conmigo. Like volver, it changes o→ue only when the stem is stressed — cuento, cuentas, but contamos.
o→ue in the present (cuento) and subjunctive; regular preterite, imperfect and future.
Present
yo cuentoWhat happens now and in general
14 exercises →Preterite
yo contéCompleted past actions
14 exercises →Imperfect
yo contabaPast background, habits, descriptions
14 exercises →Future
yo contaréWhat will happen
14 exercises →Conditional
yo contaríaWhat would happen
14 exercises →Present Perfect
yo he contadoWhat has happened, with haber + participle
14 exercises →Present Subjunctive
yo cuenteAfter wish, doubt, and emotion
14 exercises →Commands
tú cuentaTelling someone what to do
14 exercises →Download the contar conjugation worksheet (PDF) — free, with answer key
48 exercises on contar across 8 tenses on one printable worksheet: each tense opens with its conjugation table, and the answer key with short explanations is at the end. Fits A4 and US Letter. Free for classroom use — no sign-up.