aumentare — Italian conjugation
to increase
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | aumento | I increase |
| tu | aumenti | you increase |
| lui/lei | aumenta | he/she/it increases |
| noi | aumentiamo | we increase |
| voi | aumentate | you (pl.) increase |
| loro | aumentano | they increase |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | aumentai | I increased |
| tu | aumentasti | you increased |
| lui/lei | aumentò | he/she/it increased |
| noi | aumentammo | we increased |
| voi | aumentaste | you (pl.) increased |
| loro | aumentarono | they increased |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | aumentavo |
| tu | aumentavi |
| lui/lei | aumentava |
| noi | aumentavamo |
| voi | aumentavate |
| loro | aumentavano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | aumenterei | I would increase |
| tu | aumenteresti | you would increase |
| lui/lei | aumenterebbe | he/she/it would increase |
| noi | aumenteremmo | we would increase |
| voi | aumentereste | you (pl.) would increase |
| loro | aumenterebbero | they would increase |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | aumenterò | I will increase |
| tu | aumenterai | you will increase |
| lui/lei | aumenterà | he/she/it will increase |
| noi | aumenteremo | we will increase |
| voi | aumenterete | you (pl.) will increase |
| loro | aumenteranno | they will increase |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sono aumentato/a | I have increased |
| tu | sei aumentato/a | you have increased |
| lui/lei | è aumentato/a | he/she/it has increased |
| noi | siamo aumentati/e | we have increased |
| voi | siete aumentati/e | you (pl.) have increased |
| loro | sono aumentati/e | they have increased |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ero aumentato/a | I had increased |
| tu | eri aumentato/a | you had increased |
| lui/lei | era aumentato/a | he/she/it had increased |
| noi | eravamo aumentati/e | we had increased |
| voi | eravate aumentati/e | you (pl.) had increased |
| loro | erano aumentati/e | they had increased |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | sarei aumentato/a |
| tu | saresti aumentato/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe aumentato/a |
| noi | saremmo aumentati/e |
| voi | sareste aumentati/e |
| loro | sarebbero aumentati/e |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sarò aumentato/a | I will have increased |
| tu | sarai aumentato/a | you will have increased |
| lui/lei | sarà aumentato/a | he/she/it will have increased |
| noi | saremo aumentati/e | we will have increased |
| voi | sarete aumentati/e | you (pl.) will have increased |
| loro | saranno aumentati/e | they will have increased |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | aumenti |
| tu | aumenti |
| lui/lei | aumenti |
| noi | aumentiamo |
| voi | aumentiate |
| loro | aumentino |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | aumentassi |
| tu | aumentassi |
| lui/lei | aumentasse |
| noi | aumentassimo |
| voi | aumentaste |
| loro | aumentassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | aumenta |
| lui/lei | aumenti |
| noi | aumentiamo |
| voi | aumentate |
| loro | aumentino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non aumentare |
| lui/lei | non aumenti |
| noi | non aumentiamo |
| voi | non aumentate |
| loro | non aumentino |