Aumentar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.
Practice aumentar free →Aumentar means 'to increase' or 'to rise', and it is a regular -ar verb that lends weight to higher-level writing about issues, statistics and trends. La población aumenta (the population is increasing), aumentaron los precios (prices went up). Because describing rises and falls is exactly the kind of analytical language that scores well in A-Level essays on the environment, society or technology, aumentar is a high-value verb. Its natural opposite is disminuir ('to decrease'). As a regular -ar verb the conjugation is predictable, so you can deploy it confidently to discuss change over time.
Quick facts
Aumentar (to increase) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
La población aumenta (the population is increasing).
Aumentaron los precios (prices went up).
Great for discussing trends and statistics.
Disminuir (to decrease).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Aumentar is a regular verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.
aumentar is a regular -ar verb — it follows the standard -ar pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know aumentar, you know the template for all regular -ar verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice aumentar now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: aumento, tú: aumentas, él: aumenta, nosotros: aumentamos, vosotros: aumentáis, ellos: aumentan
Aumentar is a regular -ar verb following the standard -ar pattern.
Use aumentar in multiple tenses to show range — present, preterite and future at minimum. This is a key criterion for higher GCSE marks.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with aumentar or that behave like it.
This reference is written for UK GCSE and A-Level Spanish learners and their teachers. It is designed for exam revision: every form is checked against standard conjugation rules, and the examples reflect the registers and topics that come up in the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas specifications. Aumentar is a high-frequency verb and appears often in exam papers. For active recall, use the free practice tool rather than only reading the tables.