Aumentar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of aumentar — “to increase” 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 aumentar 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. Aumentar means to increase, and it is used for prices going up, salaries rising, temperatures climbing and numbers growing: the price increases, the population increases, the boss increases your salary. It works for things that grow by themselves and for things someone increases. Aumentar is a regular -ar verb, so the notes below explain exactly where it follows the rules and where it breaks them. To see it in a real sentence: Aumento el precio del pan.

Present tense conjugation table: aumentar

Every person of aumentar in the present tense. The gerund is aumentando and the past participle is aumentado.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo aumento
tú aumentas
él/ella/Ud. aumenta
nosotros/as aumentamos
vosotros/as aumentáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. aumentan

How the present of aumentar is formed

The present of aumentar is built from the stem aument- 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 aumento
tú -as aumentas
él/ella/Ud. -a aumenta
nosotros/as -amos aumentamos
vosotros/as -áis aumentáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an aumentan

For aumentar there are no surprises in the present: every form is the stem aument- plus the regular ending, so once you know the endings you know the whole tense.

When to use the present tense with aumentar

Habits and routines

Use the present for things you do regularly.

Yo aumento el precio del pan. — I increase the price of bread.

General facts

Use the present for facts and general truths that do not change.

Él/Ella aumenta los salarios en enero. — He increases salaries in January.

What is happening right now

Use the present for what is happening at this moment.

Ahora, Nosotros/as aumentamos la temperatura en verano. — Right now, We increase the temperature in summer.

Near-future plans

Use the present for fixed plans in the near future, especially with mañana or la semana que viene.

Mañana, Tú aumentas el número de alumnos. — Tomorrow, You increase the number of students.

Instructions and timeless statements

Use the present for instructions, rules and statements that are always true.

Él/Ella aumenta el precio del pan. — He increases the price of bread.

The present vs the preterite

The present and the preterite answer different questions: the present says what happens regularly or right now, while the preterite says what happened once and finished. Compare the same idea in both tenses with aumentar.

  1. Yo aumento el precio del pan. — I increase the price of bread. / Ayer, Yo aumenté el precio del pan. — Yesterday, I increased the price of bread.
  2. Yo aumento los salarios en enero. — I increase salaries in January. / Ayer, Yo aumenté los salarios en enero. — Yesterday, I increased salaries in January.
  3. Yo aumento la temperatura en verano. — I increase the temperature in summer. / Ayer, Yo aumenté la temperatura en verano. — Yesterday, I increased the temperature in summer.

Example sentences in the present tense

Seven sentences with aumentar in the present tense only, covering all six persons.

  1. Yo aumento el precio del pan. — I increase the price of bread.
  2. Tú aumentas los salarios en enero. — You increase salaries in January.
  3. Él/Ella aumenta la temperatura en verano. — He increases the temperature in summer.
  4. Nosotros/as aumentamos el número de alumnos. — We increase the number of students.
  5. Vosotros/as aumentáis el precio del pan. — You increase the price of bread.
  6. Ellos/as aumentan los salarios en enero. — They increase salaries in January.
  7. Yo aumento la temperatura en verano. — I increase the temperature in summer.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo aumenta el precio del pan. — Right: Yo aumento el precio del pan. — The person matters: aumenta is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is aumento.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo aumento los salarios en enero. — Right: Ayer, yo aumenté los salarios en enero. — With ayer, use the preterite (aumenté), not the present. The present is for habits and for right now.
  3. Wrong: Using aumentar where subir belongs. — Right: Aumentar means to increase, while subir means to go up, to raise something. — Check the meaning before you choose: aumentar fits Aumento el precio del pan.
  4. Wrong: Espero que él aumenta los salarios en enero. — Right: Espero que él aumente los salarios en enero. — After espero que, Spanish needs the subjunctive: aumente, not the present indicative aumenta.

Quiz: the present tense of aumentar

Eight questions on the present tense of aumentar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el precio del pan. (present tense, yo) A. aumento B. aumentas C. aumenta D. aumentamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ los salarios en enero. (present tense, tú) A. aumento B. aumenta C. aumentamos D. aumentas

  3. Complete the sentence: Él/Ella ___ la temperatura en verano. (present tense, él/ella/Ud.) A. aumentas B. aumentamos C. aumenta D. aumento

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros/as ___ el número de alumnos. (present tense, nosotros/as) A. aumenta B. aumentamos C. aumento D. aumentas

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros/as ___ el precio del pan. (present tense, vosotros/as) A. aumentáis B. aumento C. aumentas D. aumenta

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos/as ___ los salarios en enero. (present tense, ellos/ellas/Uds.) A. aumento B. aumentas C. aumenta D. aumentan

  7. Which is the gerund of aumentar? A. aumento B. aumenté C. aumentando D. aumentado

  8. Which is the past participle of aumentar, used with haber in the perfect tenses? A. aumenté B. aumentado C. aumentando D. aumento

Answer key

  1. aumento — The yo present form of aumentar is aumento.
  2. aumentas — The tú present form of aumentar is aumentas.
  3. aumenta — The él/ella/Ud. present form of aumentar is aumenta.
  4. aumentamos — The nosotros/as present form of aumentar is aumentamos.
  5. aumentáis — The vosotros/as present form of aumentar is aumentáis.
  6. aumentan — The ellos/ellas/Uds. present form of aumentar is aumentan.
  7. aumentando — The gerund of aumentar is aumentando: estoy aumentando.
  8. aumentado — The past participle of aumentar is aumentado: he aumentado, has aumentado, ha aumentado.

Frequently asked questions

How is the present tense of aumentar formed?

Take the infinitive aumentar, drop the -ar ending to get the stem aument-, then add the present endings: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an. The full table is above, with every person. No, the present of aumentar is fully regular: the stem aument- plus the standard -ar endings gives every form.

When do I use the present tense of aumentar?

Use the present for habits, facts and what is happening right now. For example: Aumento el precio del pan.

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

The present (aumento) and the preterite (aumenté) answer different questions: the present is for habits and for right now, while the preterite is for one finished action. Compare them in the contrast section above.

How do I practise the present of aumentar?

Drill the six forms in the table until you can say them without looking, then use the full conjugation of aumentar to see how the present fits with the other tenses, and the aumentar examples and quiz page for more sentences. The Spanish Verb Quiz tests the forms under pressure.

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