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 -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, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: aumento, tú: aumentas, él: aumenta, nosotros: aumentamos, vosotros: aumentáis, ellos: aumentan
The past participle is aumentado (he aumentado) and the gerund is aumentando (estoy aumentando).
Verbs that are easy to confuse with aumentar or that behave like it.
Aumentar is on the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists. Compare the exam boards.
Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.