What does aumentar mean in English?

Aumentar means "to increase" in English.

How do you conjugate aumentar in Spanish?

Aumentar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

How do you use aumentar in a sentence?

Example: "Aumenté mi salario." which means "I increased my salary." in English.

What are synonyms for aumentar?

Spanish synonyms for aumentar include: incrementar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Aumentar

to increase

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

aumentar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

aumentando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

aumentado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aumento I increase	I increase
tú	aumentas you increase	you increase
él/ella/usted	aumenta he/she/you increases	he/she/you increases
nosotros	aumentamos we increase	we increase
vosotros	aumentáis you all increase	you all increase
ellos/ustedes	aumentan they/you all increase	they/you all increase

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aumentaba I used to increase	I used to increase
tú	aumentabas you used to increase	you used to increase
él/ella/usted	aumentaba he/she/you used to increase	he/she/you used to increase
nosotros	aumentábamos we used to increase	we used to increase
vosotros	aumentabais you all used to increase	you all used to increase
ellos/ustedes	aumentaban they/you all used to increase	they/you all used to increase

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aumenté I increased	I increased
tú	aumentaste you increased	you increased
él/ella/usted	aumentó he/she/you increased	he/she/you increased
nosotros	aumentamos we increased	we increased
vosotros	aumentasteis you all increased	you all increased
ellos/ustedes	aumentaron they/you all increased	they/you all increased

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aumentaré I will increase	I will increase
tú	aumentarás you will increase	you will increase
él/ella/usted	aumentará he/she/you will increase	he/she/you will increase
nosotros	aumentaremos we will increase	we will increase
vosotros	aumentaréis you all will increase	you all will increase
ellos/ustedes	aumentarán they/you all will increase	they/you all will increase

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aumentaría I would increase	I would increase
tú	aumentarías you would increase	you would increase
él/ella/usted	aumentaría he/she/you would increase	he/she/you would increase
nosotros	aumentaríamos we would increase	we would increase
vosotros	aumentaríais you all would increase	you all would increase
ellos/ustedes	aumentarían they/you all would increase	they/you all would increase

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aumente that I increase	that I increase
tú	aumentes that you increase	that you increase
él/ella/usted	aumente that he/she/you increase	that he/she/you increase
nosotros	aumentemos that we increase	that we increase
vosotros	aumentéis that you all increase	that you all increase
ellos/ustedes	aumenten that they/you all increase	that they/you all increase

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aumentara or aumentase that I increased	that I increased
tú	aumentaras or aumentases that you increased	that you increased
él/ella/usted	aumentara or aumentase that he/she/you increased	that he/she/you increased
nosotros	aumentáramos or aumentásemos that we increased	that we increased
vosotros	aumentarais or aumentaseis that you all increased	that you all increased
ellos/ustedes	aumentaran or aumentasen that they/you all increased	that they/you all increased

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he aumentado I have increased	I have increased
tú	has aumentado you have increased	you have increased
él/ella/usted	ha aumentado he/she/you have increased	he/she/you have increased
nosotros	hemos aumentado we have increased	we have increased
vosotros	habéis aumentado you all have increased	you all have increased
ellos/ustedes	han aumentado they/you all have increased	they/you all have increased

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había aumentado I had increased	I had increased
tú	habías aumentado you had increased	you had increased
él/ella/usted	había aumentado he/she/you had increased	he/she/you had increased
nosotros	habíamos aumentado we had increased	we had increased
vosotros	habíais aumentado you all had increased	you all had increased
ellos/ustedes	habían aumentado they/you all had increased	they/you all had increased

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube aumentado I had increased	I had increased
tú	hubiste aumentado you had increased	you had increased
él/ella/usted	hubo aumentado he/she/you had increased	he/she/you had increased
nosotros	hubimos aumentado we had increased	we had increased
vosotros	hubisteis aumentado you all had increased	you all had increased
ellos/ustedes	hubieron aumentado they/you all had increased	they/you all had increased

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré aumentado I will have increased	I will have increased
tú	habrás aumentado you will have increased	you will have increased
él/ella/usted	habrá aumentado he/she/you will have increased	he/she/you will have increased
nosotros	habremos aumentado we will have increased	we will have increased
vosotros	habréis aumentado you all will have increased	you all will have increased
ellos/ustedes	habrán aumentado they/you all will have increased	they/you all will have increased

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría aumentado I would have increased	I would have increased
tú	habrías aumentado you would have increased	you would have increased
él/ella/usted	habría aumentado he/she/you would have increased	he/she/you would have increased
nosotros	habríamos aumentado we would have increased	we would have increased
vosotros	habríais aumentado you all would have increased	you all would have increased
ellos/ustedes	habrían aumentado they/you all would have increased	they/you all would have increased

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya aumentado that I have increased	that I have increased
tú	hayas aumentado that you have increased	that you have increased
él/ella/usted	haya aumentado that he/she/you have increased	that he/she/you have increased
nosotros	hayamos aumentado that we have increased	that we have increased
vosotros	hayáis aumentado that you all have increased	that you all have increased
ellos/ustedes	hayan aumentado that they/you all have increased	that they/you all have increased

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera aumentado that I had increased	that I had increased
tú	hubieras aumentado that you had increased	that you had increased
él/ella/usted	hubiera aumentado that he/she/you had increased	that he/she/you had increased
nosotros	hubiéramos aumentado that we had increased	that we had increased
vosotros	hubierais aumentado that you all had increased	that you all had increased
ellos/ustedes	hubieran aumentado that they/you all had increased	that they/you all had increased

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	aumenta	increase! (you)
usted	aumente	increase! (you formal)
nosotros	aumentemos	let's increase!
vosotros	aumentad	increase! (you all)
ustedes	aumenten	increase! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no aumentes	don't increase! (you)
usted	no aumente	don't increase! (you formal)
nosotros	no aumentemos	let's not increase!
vosotros	no aumentéis	don't increase! (you all)
ustedes	no aumenten	don't increase! (you all)

More About "aumentar"

Examples in Context

Aumenté mi salario.

I increased my salary.

Preterite

Aumento de peso.

I gain weight.

Present

Han aumentado los precios.

The prices have increased.

Present Perfect

Aumentará la demanda.

The demand will increase.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

incrementar(to increase)

More formal

Antonyms:

disminuir(to decrease)

reducir(to reduce)

Usage Notes

•Aumentar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to increase, to rise

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