If you want to know how to say count, reckon in French, and how to express the verb in all the main tenses, take a look at our simple two-tier conjugation table below.
The 6 Simple Tenses of the conjugated verb compter - French for count, reckon
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Here you’ll learn the conjugations of compter, which is French for count, reckon.
I count, reckon.
you counted.
he will count, reckon.
we would count, reckon.
they may count, reckon.
The Verb Tables of Conjugationpresented below for compter, allow you to practice your French verbs both by PRONOUN (vertically) - that is I, you, we, he, she, they etc, AND ALSO by TENSE (horizontally). Learn them both ways. Most verb tables only teach by tense, so that for example, you cannot actually learn the words for I from one tense to the other EXCEPT through learning each table by tense. In other words - a student is usually taught - I go, you go, he goes, we go, they go … BUT NOT I go, I went, I will go, I would go, I may go, I have gone etc, etc. This table will allow this.
VERB CONJUGATION TABLE compter
Simple Tenses compter
TENSE
je/j’
tu
il
nous
vous
ils
Present Présent count, reckon
compte
comptes
compte
comptons
comptez
comptent
Past Imperfect Imparfait counted
comptais
comptais
comptait
comptions
comptiez
comptaient
Simple Past Passé Simple counted
comptai
comptas
compta
comptâmes
comptâtes
comptèrent
Future Futur will count, reckon
compterai
compteras
comptera
compterons
compterez
compteront
Conditional Conditionnel would count, reckon
compterais
compterais
compterait
compterions
compteriez
compteraient
Subjunctive Subjonctif may count, reckon
compte
comptes
compte
comptions
comptiez
comptent
Compound Tenses compter
Present Perfect Passé Composé have counted
ai compté
as compté
a compté
avons compté
avez compté
ont compté
Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had counted
avais compté
avais compté
avait compté
avions compté
aviez compté
avaient compté
Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have
aurai compté
auras compté
aura compté
aurons compté
aurez compté
auront compté
Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have counted
aurais compté
aurais compté
aurait compté
aurions compté
auriez compté
auraient compté
Imperative Imperatif count, reckon!
compte
comptons
comptez
Present Indicative Tense conjugations of compter the French for count, reckon présent de l’indicatif
je compte
- I count, reckon tu comptes
- you count, reckon - (familiar or informal) il, elle, on compte
- he, she, it, one counts nous comptons
- we count, reckon vous comptez
- you count, reckon (formal or plural) ils, elles comptent
- they count, reckon
Imperfect Indicative Tense conjugations of compter, the French for count, reckon imparfait de l’indicatif
je comptais
- I counted
- I was counting tu comptais
- you counted- (familiar or informal)
- you were counting il, elle, on comptait
- he, she, it, one counted
- he, she, it, one was counting nous comptions
- we counted
- we were counting vous comptiez
- you counted- (formal or plural)
- you were counting ils, elles comptaient
- they counted
- they were counting
Simple Past or Past Definite Tense conjugations of compter, the French for count, reckon passé simple
je comptai
- I counted tu comptas
- you counted- (familiar or informal) il, elle, on compta
- he, she, it, one counted nous comptâmes
- we counted vous comptâtes
- you counted- (formal or plural) ils, elles comptèrent
they counted
(The passé simple tense is mainly used in literature and books, and is rarely used in spoken French language).
Future Tense conjugations of compter, the French for count, reckon futur
je compterai
- I will count, reckon tu compteras
- you will count, reckon (familiar or informal) il, elle, on comptera
- he, she, it, one will count, reckon nous compterons
- we will count, reckon vous compterez
- you will count, reckon (formal or plural) ils, elles compteront
- they will count, reckon
Conditional Tense conjugations of compter, the French for count, reckon conditionnel
je compterais
- I would count, reckon tu compterais
- you would count, reckon (familiar or informal) il, elle, on compterait
- he, she, it, one would count, reckon nous compterions
- we would count, reckon vous compteriez
- you would count, reckon (formal or plural) ils, elles compteraient
- they would count, reckon
Present Subjunctive Tense conjugations of compter, the French for count, reckon présent de subjonctif
que je compte
- that I may count, reckon que tu comptes
- that you may count, reckon(familiar or informal) qu’il, qu’elle, qu’on compte
- that he, she, it, one may count, reckon que nous comptions
- that we may count, reckon que vous comptiez
- that you may count, reckon(formal or plural) qu’ils, qu’elles comptent
- that they may count, reckon
The Four Compound Tenses of the French for verb compter - the verb ‘to count, reckon’ in French
Past Participle of compter is: compté -counted.
The past participle is very important as it forms the various compound tenses, four of which are used in modern French conversation and writing. Check out the tenses in the tables below.
I have counted
you had counted
he will have counted
we would have counted
Compound Past, Present Perfect or Past Indefinite Tense conjugations of compter - French for count, reckon passé composé
Here’s the French for count, reckon conjugated with all the pronouns in the present perfect tense. j’ai compté
- I have counted or I did count, reckon or
- I counted tu as compté
- you have counted or you did count, reckon - (familiar or informal) or
- you counted il, elle, on a compté
- he, she, it, one has count, reckon or did count, reckon
- he, she, it counted nous avons compté
- we have counted or we did count, reckon
- we counted vous avez compté
- you have counted or you did count, reckon (formal or plural) or
- or we counted ils, elles ont compté
- they have counted or they did count, reckon
- they counted
Past Perfect Indicative or Pluperfect Tense conjugations of compter - count, reckon in French plus-que-parfait de l’indicatif
Here’s the French for -count, reckon conjugated with all the pronouns in the past perfect tense. j’avais compté
- I had counted tu avais compté
- you had counted- (familiar or informal) il, elle, on avait compté
- he, she, it, one had counted nous avions compté
- we had counted vous aviez compté
- you had counted (formal or plural) ils, elles avaient compté
- they had counted
Future Perfect or Future Anterior Tense conjugations of compter, the French for count, reckon futur antérieur
j’aurai compté
- I will have tu auras compté
- you will have - (familiar or informal) il, elle, on aura compté
- he, she, it, one will have nous aurons compté
- we will have vous aurez compté
- you will have - (formal or plural) ils, elles auront compté
- they will have
Conditional Perfect Tense conjugations of compter, the French for count, reckon conditionnel passé
j’aurais compté
- I would have counted tu aurais compté
- you would have counted- (familiar or informal) il, elle, on aurait compté
- he, she, it, one would have counted nous aurions compté
- we would have counted vous auriez compté
- you would have counted- (formal or plural) ils, elles auraient compté
- they would have counted
Imperative Tense conjugations of compter, the French for count, reckon impératif
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