Amplificar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of amplificar — "to amplify" in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for amplificar with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. 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. To see it in a real sentence: Él amplifica el sonido en el concierto. — "He/she amplifies the sound at the concert." Work through the table below, then the formation notes, the usage rules and the contrast with the preterite, and test yourself at the end.

Present tense conjugation table: amplificar

Every person of amplificar in the present tense. The gerund is amplificando and the past participle is amplificado.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo amplifico
tú amplificas
él/ella/Ud. amplifica
nosotros/as amplificamos
vosotros/as amplificáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. amplifican

How the present indicative of amplificar is formed

The present indicative of amplificar is built from the stem amplific- plus the present endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.

Person Ending Form
yo -o amplifico
tú -as amplificas
él/ella/Ud. -a amplifica
nosotros/as -amos amplificamos
vosotros/as -áis amplificáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an amplifican

amplificar is a spelling-change verb: c becomes qu before e. That is why the written form changes in some persons — the sound stays the same, and only the spelling adapts. In this tense, watch the first-person form amplifico in particular.

The gerund of amplificar is amplificando and the past participle is amplificado. Both are regular for this verb, and the participle is the form you need for all the perfect tenses with haber.

When to use the present tense of amplificar

The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and amplificar appears in all of them. The five uses below are the ones you will meet most often, each with an example that shows the verb in a natural sentence.

Habits and routines

The present tense describes things you do regularly. If you do it every day, every week or every morning, the present is the tense to use. For amplificar, this use looks like this: "Yo amplifico el sonido en el concierto." — "I amplify the sound at the concert." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

General facts

The present tense states facts that are generally true, not tied to one moment. It is the tense for definitions and permanent situations. For amplificar, this use looks like this: "Él amplifica la señal de la radio." — "He/she amplifies the radio signal." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

What is happening now

The present tense also covers what is happening at this moment, especially with verbs that describe an action in progress. For amplificar, this use looks like this: "Nosotros amplificamos el mensaje en las redes." — "We amplify the message on social media." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

Timetables and schedules

The present tense is used for fixed plans and timetables, such as trains, classes and opening times, even when they refer to the future. For amplificar, this use looks like this: "Ellos amplifican la voz con un micrófono." — "They amplify my voice with a microphone." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

Instructions and requests

The present tense appears in instructions and polite requests, where it sounds softer than a direct command. For amplificar, this use looks like this: "Tú amplificas el sonido en el concierto." — "You amplify the sound at the concert." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

The present tense vs the preterite

Learners often mix up the present and the preterite with amplificar. The rule is simple: the present is for habits, facts and what is happening now, while the preterite is for one finished action in the past. The three pairs below show the same idea in both tenses, so you can feel the difference.

Pair 1: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Yo amplifico el sonido en el concierto." — "I amplify the sound at the concert."
  • Preterite: "Yo amplifiqué el sonido en el concierto." — "I amplified the sound at the concert." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Pair 2: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Él amplifica la señal de la radio." — "He/she amplifies the radio signal."
  • Preterite: "Él amplificó la señal de la radio." — "He/she amplified the radio signal." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Pair 3: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Nosotros amplificamos el mensaje en las redes." — "We amplify the message on social media."
  • Preterite: "Nosotros amplificamos el mensaje en las redes." — "We amplified the message on social media." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Example sentences in the present tense

Eight natural sentences with amplificar in the present tense only. Each one uses a form from the table above.

  1. Yo amplifico el sonido en el concierto. — I amplify the sound at the concert.
  2. Tú amplificas la señal de la radio. — You amplify the radio signal.
  3. Él amplifica el mensaje en las redes. — He/she amplifies the message on social media.
  4. Nosotros amplificamos la voz con un micrófono. — We amplify my voice with a microphone.
  5. Vosotros amplificáis el sonido en el concierto. — You all amplify the sound at the concert.
  6. Ellos amplifican la señal de la radio. — They amplify the radio signal.
  7. Yo amplifico el mensaje en las redes. — I amplify the message on social media.
  8. Él amplifica la voz con un micrófono. — He/she amplifies my voice with a microphone.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Vosotros amplificais la señal de la radio. — Right: Vosotros amplificáis la señal de la radio. — The vosotros present form carries a written accent: amplificáis, not amplificais.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo amplifico el mensaje en las redes. — Right: Ayer, yo amplifiqué el mensaje en las redes. — Ayer means yesterday, so it needs the preterite (amplifiqué), not the present (amplifico). The present is for now, not for yesterday.
  3. 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.
  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. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.

Quiz: test yourself

Eight questions on the present tense of amplificar. Choose the right form, then 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: Tú ___ la señal de la radio. (present tense) A. amplificas B. amplifico C. amplifica D. amplificamos

  3. Complete the sentence: Él ___ el mensaje en las redes. (present tense) A. amplifica B. amplifico C. amplificas D. amplificamos

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ la voz con un micrófono. (present tense) A. amplificamos B. amplifico C. amplificas D. amplifica

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros ___ el sonido en el concierto. (present tense) A. amplificáis B. amplifico C. amplificas D. amplifica

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos ___ la señal de la radio. (present tense) A. amplifican B. amplifico C. amplificas D. amplifica

  7. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el mensaje en las redes. (present tense) A. amplifico B. amplificas C. amplifica D. amplificamos

  8. Complete the sentence: Él ___ la voz con un micrófono. (present tense) A. amplifica B. amplifico C. amplificas D. amplificamos

Answer key

  1. amplifico — The yo present form of amplificar is amplifico. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  2. amplificas — The tu present form of amplificar is amplificas. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  3. amplifica — The el present form of amplificar is amplifica. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  4. amplificamos — The nosotros present form of amplificar is amplificamos. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  5. amplificáis — The vosotros present form of amplificar is amplificáis. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  6. amplifican — The ellos present form of amplificar is amplifican. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  7. amplifico — The yo present form of amplificar is amplifico. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  8. amplifica — The el present form of amplificar is amplifica. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.

Frequently asked questions

When do I use the present tense of amplificar?

Use the present tense of amplificar for habits, facts and what is happening now. For example: Yo amplifico el sonido en el concierto. — "I amplify the sound at the concert." The usage rules above give five situations with examples.

How is the present tense of amplificar formed?

Take the stem amplific- and add the present endings for -ar verbs. The full table is at the top of this page. Remember the spelling change: c becomes qu before e.

What is the difference between the present and the preterite of amplificar?

The present describes a habit or a present fact, while the preterite describes a finished action. Compare Yo amplifico la señal de la radio. with Yo amplifiqué la señal de la radio. — the verb is the same, but the time meaning changes.

How do I practise the present tense of amplificar?

Drill the six forms in the table above until you can say them without looking, then use the amplificar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and test yourself with the Amplificar conjugation page for the full picture across all tenses.

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