Amplificar Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb amplificar means to amplify, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. 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. Like every Spanish verb, amplificar changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say amplifico el sonido en el concierto, and in the preterite you say amplifiqué el mensaje en las redes. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: amplificar
- English: to amplify
- Verb type: irregular verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: amplificando
- Past participle: amplificado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + amplificado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for amplificar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Spelling change: c becomes qu before e, so the preterite is amplifiqué and the subjunctive is amplifique.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for amplificar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | amplifico |
| tú | amplificas |
| él/ella/Ud. | amplifica |
| nosotros/as | amplificamos |
| vosotros/as | amplificáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | amplifican |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | amplifiqué |
| tú | amplificaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | amplificó |
| nosotros/as | amplificamos |
| vosotros/as | amplificasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | amplificaron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | amplificaba |
| tú | amplificabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | amplificaba |
| nosotros/as | amplificábamos |
| vosotros/as | amplificabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | amplificaban |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | amplificaré |
| tú | amplificarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | amplificará |
| nosotros/as | amplificaremos |
| vosotros/as | amplificaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | amplificarán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | amplificaría |
| tú | amplificarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | amplificaría |
| nosotros/as | amplificaríamos |
| vosotros/as | amplificaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | amplificarían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he amplificado |
| tú | has amplificado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha amplificado |
| nosotros/as | hemos amplificado |
| vosotros/as | habéis amplificado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han amplificado |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había amplificado |
| tú | habías amplificado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había amplificado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos amplificado |
| vosotros/as | habíais amplificado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían amplificado |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré amplificado |
| tú | habrás amplificado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá amplificado |
| nosotros/as | habremos amplificado |
| vosotros/as | habréis amplificado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán amplificado |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría amplificado |
| tú | habrías amplificado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría amplificado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos amplificado |
| vosotros/as | habríais amplificado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían amplificado |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | amplifique |
| tú | amplifiques |
| él/ella/Ud. | amplifique |
| nosotros/as | amplifiquemos |
| vosotros/as | amplifiquéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | amplifiquen |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | amplificara |
| tú | amplificaras |
| él/ella/Ud. | amplificara |
| nosotros/as | amplificáramos |
| vosotros/as | amplificarais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | amplificaran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | amplifica |
| él/ella/Ud. | amplifique |
| nosotros/as | amplifiquemos |
| vosotros/as | amplificad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | amplifiquen |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | amplifiques |
| él/ella/Ud. | amplifique |
| nosotros/as | amplifiquemos |
| vosotros/as | amplifiquéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | amplifiquen |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | amplificando | with estar for the progressive: estoy amplificando |
| Past participle | amplificado | with haber for the perfect tenses: he amplificado |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. Note the spelling change here: c becomes qu before e, so the forms keep the same sound as the infinitive. For amplificar, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Amplifico el sonido en el concierto. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. Note the spelling change in the first person: c becomes qu before e, so the preterite first person is amplifiqué. For amplificar, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, amplifiqué la señal de la radio. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amplificar, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, amplificaba el mensaje en las redes. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amplificar, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, amplificaré la voz con un micrófono. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amplificar, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Amplificaría el sonido en el concierto si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amplificar, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he amplificado la señal de la radio. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amplificar, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había amplificado el mensaje en las redes antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amplificar, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré amplificado la voz con un micrófono. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amplificar, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría amplificado el sonido en el concierto con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. Note the spelling change here: c becomes qu before e, so the forms keep the same sound as the infinitive. For amplificar, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él amplifique la señal de la radio. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For amplificar, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él amplificara el mensaje en las redes, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. Note the spelling change here: c becomes qu before e, so the forms keep the same sound as the infinitive. For amplificar, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Amplifica la voz con un micrófono! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. Note the spelling change here: c becomes qu before e, so the forms keep the same sound as the infinitive. For amplificar, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No amplifiques el sonido en el concierto. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with amplificar, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Amplifico el sonido en el concierto. — I amplify the sound at the concert.
- Amplifica la señal de la radio. — He/she amplifies the radio signal.
- Ayer, amplifiqué el mensaje en las redes. — Yesterday, I amplified the message on social media.
- Antes, nosotros amplificábamos la voz con un micrófono. — Before, we used to amplify my voice with a microphone.
- Mañana, tú amplificarás el sonido en el concierto. — Tomorrow, you will amplify the sound at the concert.
- Yo amplificaría la señal de la radio si tuviera más tiempo. — I would amplify the radio signal if I had more time.
- Él ha amplificado el mensaje en las redes. — He has amplified the message on social media.
- Espero que él amplifique la voz con un micrófono. — I hope he amplifies my voice with a microphone.
- Yo ya había amplificado el sonido en el concierto antes de salir. — I had already amplified the sound at the concert before leaving.
- Ellos amplificaban la señal de la radio cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to amplify the radio signal when they were young.
Common mistakes
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el sonido en el concierto. (present tense) A. amplifico B. amplificas C. amplifica D. amplificamos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ la señal de la radio. (preterite) A. amplifiqué B. amplificaste C. amplificaron D. amplificó
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ el mensaje en las redes. (imperfect) A. amplificabas B. amplificaban C. amplificábamos D. amplificaba
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ la voz con un micrófono. (future) A. amplificaremos B. amplificarás C. amplificaré D. amplificará
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el sonido en el concierto si pudiera. (conditional) A. amplificaría B. amplificarías C. amplificarían D. amplifico
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ la señal de la radio. (present subjunctive) A. amplifiques B. amplifiquemos C. amplifico D. amplifique
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ el mensaje en las redes, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. amplificáramos B. amplifico C. amplificara D. amplificaras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ la voz con un micrófono. (present perfect) A. han amplificado B. hemos amplificado C. he amplificado D. has amplificado
Complete the command: ¡___ el sonido en el concierto! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. amplifica B. amplifique C. amplifiquemos D. amplificad
Which is the gerund of amplificar, used with estar for the progressive? A. amplificado B. amplifico C. amplifiqué D. amplificando
Answer key
- amplifico — The first-person present of amplificar is amplifico. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
- amplificó — The third-person preterite of amplificar is amplificó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
- amplificábamos — The nosotros imperfect of amplificar is amplificábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
- amplificarás — The second-person future of amplificar is amplificarás.
- amplificaría — The first-person conditional of amplificar is amplificaría, the form for what would happen.
- amplifique — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of amplificar is amplifique.
- amplificara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of amplificar is amplificara.
- hemos amplificado — The nosotros present perfect of amplificar is hemos amplificado: hemos + amplificado.
- amplifica — The affirmative tú imperative of amplificar is amplifica.
- amplificando — The gerund of amplificar is amplificando: estoy amplificando. The participle amplificado is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does amplificar mean in English?
Amplificar means to amplify. It is used in everyday situations such as Amplifico el sonido en el concierto. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is amplificar regular or irregular?
Amplificar is a fully regular -ar verb, so every tense follows the standard endings for its class. Once you know the regular pattern, you can produce every form on this page, including amplifico in the present and amplifiqué in the preterite.
What is the difference between amplificar and aumentar?
Amplificar means to amplify, while aumentar means to increase, the general verb. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use amplificar when you mean to amplify, as in Amplifico el sonido en el concierto, and use aumentar for to increase, the general verb. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I amplify” in the past?
It depends on the kind of 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 present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the amplificar examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Amplificar in the present tense — the full present-tense table for amplificar.
- Amplificar examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for amplificar.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Especificar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with amplificar.
- Intensificar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with amplificar.
- Diversificar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with amplificar.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.