Amplificar Examples, Sentences and Quiz in Spanish

amplificar means to amplify, and it is a verb you will meet in everyday Spanish again and again. Amplificar means to amplify, and it is used for amplifying sound at a concert, a radio signal, a message on social media and a voice with a microphone. It is a spelling-change verb: the c becomes qu before e. This page puts amplificar to work: twelve example sentences in different tenses and persons, grouped by use, then two short dialogues where the verb appears naturally, then the common mistakes to avoid, and finally a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Every Spanish form on this page comes from the verified conjugation tables for amplificar, and the full tables are on the amplificar conjugation page if you need to check a form.

Example sentences

Everyday uses

  1. Yo amplifico el sonido en el concierto. — I amplify the sound at the concert.
  2. Él amplifica la señal de la radio. — He/she amplifies the radio signal.
  3. Ayer, yo amplifiqué el mensaje en las redes. — Yesterday, I amplified the message on social media.
  4. Antes, nosotros amplificábamos la voz con un micrófono. — Before, we used to amplify my voice with a microphone.

In other tenses

  1. Mañana, tú amplificarás el sonido en el concierto. — Tomorrow, you will amplify the sound at the concert.
  2. Yo amplificaría la señal de la radio. — I would amplify the radio signal.
  3. Él ha amplificado el mensaje en las redes. — He/she has amplified the message on social media.
  4. Espero que él amplifique la voz con un micrófono. — I hope he/she amplifies my voice with a microphone.

With other people

  1. Nosotros amplificamos el sonido en el concierto. — We amplify the sound at the concert.
  2. Vosotros amplificáis la señal de la radio. — You all amplify the radio signal.
  3. Antes, ellos amplificaban el mensaje en las redes. — Before, they used to amplify the message on social media.
  4. Mañana, él amplificará la voz con un micrófono. — Tomorrow, he/she will amplify my voice with a microphone.

Amplificar in context

Two short dialogues that use amplificar the way people really use it. Read them aloud — the verb forms will stick much faster in a conversation than in a table.

Dialogue 1: today and yesterday

  • Ana: "Hola, ¿qué tal?" — "Hello, how are you?"
  • Luis: "Hoy amplifico el sonido en el concierto." — "Today I amplify the sound at the concert."
  • Ana: "¿Y ayer?" — "And yesterday?"
  • Luis: "Ayer, amplifiqué el mensaje en las redes." — "Yesterday I amplified the message on social media."
  • Ana: "¿Y mañana, tú amplificarás la señal de la radio?" — "And tomorrow, will you will amplify the radio signal?"
  • Luis: "Sí, claro. Y tú también." — "Yes, of course. And you too."

Dialogue 2: making plans

  • Marta: "Mañana, nosotros amplificamos la voz con un micrófono." — "Tomorrow we amplify my voice with a microphone."
  • Carlos: "Perfecto. Yo amplificaría la señal de la radio si tuviera más tiempo." — "Perfect. I would would amplify the radio signal if I had more time."
  • Marta: "Espero que él amplifique el sonido en el concierto." — "I hope he amplifies the sound at the concert."
  • Carlos: "Seguro que sí. Él ya ha amplificado el mensaje en las redes." — "Surely. He has already has amplified the message on social media."
  • Marta: "Vale, nos vemos mañana." — "OK, see you tomorrow."

Notice how the same verb changes with the tense: the present for the plan, the conditional for the wish, the subjunctive after espero que, and the present perfect for what has already happened. That is the whole point of learning a verb across its tenses, not just in one form.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo amplifica el sonido en el concierto. — Right: Yo amplifico el sonido en el concierto. — The person matters: amplifica is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is amplifico. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
  2. Wrong: Yo amplificé la señal de la radio. — Right: Yo amplifiqué la señal de la radio. — In the preterite, the correct first-person form is amplifiqué, not amplificé. amplificar is a spelling-change verb: c becomes qu before e, so the written form changes to keep the same sound. The regular-looking form is wrong.
  3. Wrong: Treating amplificar and aumentar as identical in every context. — Right: Amplificar means to amplify, while aumentar means to increase, the general verb. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: amplificar fits sentences such as Amplifico el sonido en el concierto, while aumentar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
  4. Wrong: Yo soy amplificado la señal de la radio. — Right: Yo he amplificado la señal de la radio. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he amplificado, has amplificado, ha amplificado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
  5. Wrong: De niño, yo amplifiqué el mensaje en las redes todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo amplificaba el mensaje en las redes todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (amplificaba), not the preterite. The preterite (amplifiqué) is for one finished action.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on amplificar: four on the forms, three on the meaning, and three on spotting the correct sentence. Check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el sonido en el concierto. (present tense) A. amplifico B. amplificas C. amplifica D. amplificamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Él ___ la señal de la radio. (preterite tense) A. amplifiqué B. amplificaste C. amplificamos D. amplificó

  3. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ el mensaje en las redes. (future tense) A. amplificará B. amplificaremos C. amplificarás D. amplificaré

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ la voz con un micrófono. (imperfect tense) A. amplificabais B. amplificábamos C. amplificaba D. amplificabas

  5. What does "Yo amplifico el sonido en el concierto." mean in English? A. I amplify the sound at the concert. B. I amplify the radio signal. C. I amplify the message on social media. D. I amplify my voice with a microphone.

  6. What does "Él amplificó la señal de la radio." mean in English? A. He/she amplified the sound at the concert. B. He/she amplified the message on social media. C. He/she amplified my voice with a microphone. D. He/she amplified the radio signal.

  7. What does "Nosotros amplificaremos el mensaje en las redes." mean in English? A. We will amplify the radio signal. B. We will amplify my voice with a microphone. C. We will amplify the message on social media. D. We will amplify the sound at the concert.

  8. Which sentence is correct? A. Yo amplifican la señal de la radio. B. Yo amplifica la señal de la radio. C. Yo amplifico la señal de la radio.

  9. Which sentence is correct? A. Él amplifiqué el mensaje en las redes. B. Él amplificó el mensaje en las redes. C. Él amplificaron el mensaje en las redes.

  10. Which sentence is correct? A. Espero que yo amplifique la voz con un micrófono. B. Yo amplifice la voz con un micrófono. C. Yo amplifique la voz con un micrófono.

Answer key

  1. amplifico — The yo present form of amplificar is amplifico.
  2. amplificó — The el preterite form of amplificar is amplificó.
  3. amplificarás — The tu future form of amplificar is amplificarás.
  4. amplificábamos — The nosotros imperfect form of amplificar is amplificábamos.
  5. I amplify the sound at the concert. — The Spanish sentence uses the present form amplifico, so the English is "I amplify the sound at the concert." The other options use a different object or situation.
  6. He/she amplified the radio signal. — The Spanish sentence uses the preterite form amplificó, so the English is "He/she amplified the radio signal." The other options use a different object or situation.
  7. We will amplify the message on social media. — The Spanish sentence uses the future form amplificaremos, so the English is "We will amplify the message on social media." The other options use a different object or situation.
  8. Yo amplifico la señal de la radio. — The correct sentence is "Yo amplifico la señal de la radio." The other sentences use the wrong form or the wrong person for the subject.
  9. Él amplificó el mensaje en las redes. — The correct sentence is "Él amplificó el mensaje en las redes." The other sentences use the wrong form or the wrong person for the subject.
  10. Espero que yo amplifique la voz con un micrófono. — The correct sentence is "Espero que yo amplifique la voz con un micrófono." The other sentences use the wrong form or the wrong person for the subject.

Frequently asked questions

What does amplificar mean, and when do I use it?

Amplificar means to amplify. Amplificar means to amplify, and it is used for amplifying sound at a concert, a radio signal, a message on social media and a voice with a microphone. It is a spelling-change verb: the c becomes qu before e. A good first sentence to remember is Yo amplifico el sonido en el concierto. — "I amplify the sound at the concert."

What is the difference between amplificar and aumentar?

Amplificar means to amplify, while aumentar means to increase, the general verb. They appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use amplificar when you mean to amplify, as in Yo amplifico la señal de la radio., and use aumentar for to increase, the general verb.

How do I say "I amplify" in the past?

For one finished action, use the preterite: Yo amplifiqué la señal de la radio.. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: Yo amplificaba el mensaje en las redes.. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: Yo he amplificado la señal de la radio..

How do I practise amplificar?

Start with the amplificar conjugation page for the full tables, then the amplificar in the present tense page for the tense in focus, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure. Spelling change: c becomes qu before e, so the preterite is amplifiqué and the subjunctive is amplifique.

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