How do you conjugate Contar in the imperfect tense?

Contar is regular in the imperfect tense

See the tables below for the full conjugations in both positive and negative forms.

Contar Imperfect Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo contaba I was counting, I used to count
contabas you were counting, you used to count
él contaba he/she/it was counting, he/she/it used to count
nosotros contábamos we were counting, we used to count
vosotros contabais you were counting, you used to count
ellos contaban they were counting, they used to count

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Negative Contar Imperfect Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo no contaba I was not counting, I never used to count
no contabas you were not counting, you never used to count
él no contaba he/she/it was not counting, he/she/it never used to count
nosotros no contábamos we were not counting, we never used to count
vosotros no contabais you were not counting, you never used to count
ellos no contaban they were not counting, they never used to count