aumentar Present Conjugation
aumentar — to increase
The present tense of aumentar (aumento, aumentas, aumenta, etc.) describes current actions, habits, or general truths.
aumentar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions happening right now ('Aumento mi ritmo'), for habits ('Siempre aumento la dosis'), or for general truths ('El interés aumenta con el tiempo').
Notes on aumentar in the Present
Aumentar is regular in the present indicative. The stem does not change, and standard -ar endings apply.
Example Sentences
Yo aumento mi consumo de agua en verano.
I increase my water intake in the summer.
yo
¿Tú aumentas la velocidad cuando ves el semáforo en verde?
Do you increase your speed when you see the green light?
tú
Él aumenta su colección de sellos cada año.
He increases his stamp collection every year.
él/ella/usted
Los precios aumentan constantemente.
Prices increase constantly.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros aumentamos la eficiencia en el trabajo.
We increase efficiency at work.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present for a specific completed past action: 'Ayer aumento el precio'.
Correct: 'Ayer aumentó el precio'.
Why: For completed past actions, the preterite tense is needed.
Mistake: Confusing 'aumentamos' (present) with 'aumentamos' (preterite).
Correct: Context clarifies: 'Siempre aumentamos la dosis' (present, habit) vs. 'Ayer aumentamos la dosis' (preterite, completed action).
Why: The nosotros form is identical in the present and preterite indicative for regular -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: aumenté
The preterite of aumentar (aumenté, aumentaste, etc.) marks completed actions in the past.
Imperfect
yo: aumentaba
The imperfect of aumentar (aumentaba, aumentabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past actions or background.
Future
yo: aumentaré
The future tense of aumentar (aumentaré, aumentarás, etc.) talks about actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: aumentaría
The conditional of aumentar (aumentaría, aumentarías, etc.) expresses 'would' actions, politeness, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aumente
The present subjunctive of aumentar (aumente, aumentes, aumentemos, etc.) follows expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or necessity.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aumentara
The imperfect subjunctive of aumentar (aumentara/aumentase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aumenta
Use the imperative of aumentar for direct commands: ¡aumenta!, ¡aumente!, ¡aumentemos!, ¡aumenten!, ¡aumentad!
Negative Imperative
yo: no aumentes
Negative commands for aumentar use the present subjunctive: no aumentes, no aumente, no aumentemos, no aumenten, no aumentéis.