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FRENCH VERB

augmenter

to increase

  • #342 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: augmenté
  • Present participle: augmentant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I increase
  2. tu you increase
  3. il, elle, on he/she increases
  4. nous we increase
  5. vous you increase
  6. ils, elles they increase

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I increased
  2. tu you increased
  3. il, elle, on he/she increased
  4. nous we increased
  5. vous you increased
  6. ils, elles they increased

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to increase
  2. tu you used to increase
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to increase
  4. nous we used to increase
  5. vous you used to increase
  6. ils, elles they used to increase

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will increase
  2. tu you will increase
  3. il, elle, on he/she will increase
  4. nous we will increase
  5. vous you will increase
  6. ils, elles they will increase

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would increase
  2. tu you would increase
  3. il, elle, on he/she would increase
  4. nous we would increase
  5. vous you would increase
  6. ils, elles they would increase

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I increase
  2. tu (that) you increase
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she increase
  4. nous (that) we increase
  5. vous (that) you increase
  6. ils, elles (that) they increase

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu increase!
  2. nous increase! (let’s)
  3. vous increase! (plural, or formal)

How to use augmenter

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Les prix augmentent encore ce mois-ci.

    Prices are going up again this month.

  2. Past

    Mon loyer a augmenté de cinquante euros.

    My rent went up by fifty euros.

  3. Imperfect

    Chaque année, le patron augmentait tout le monde.

    Every year, the boss gave everyone a raise.

  4. Future

    Le billet de métro augmentera en janvier.

    The metro ticket will go up in January.

  5. Conditional

    Avec le chauffage, la facture augmenterait vite.

    With the heating on, the bill would go up fast.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur que les taux augmentent avant qu'on achète.

    I'm afraid the rates will rise before we buy.

  7. Imperative

    Augmente le son, on n'entend rien !

    Turn the sound up, we can't hear anything!

Good to know

  • Augmenter quelqu'un is to give them a raise : j'ai été augmenté.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.