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At a glance: Ampliar (to enlarge) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: amplío, amplías, amplía, ampliamos, ampliáis, amplían. Its irregularities include: I changes to í for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and imperatives).
Ampliar is the Spanish verb for "to enlarge". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to ampliar include: agrandar, aumentar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ampliar | to enlarge |
| Past participle | ampliado | enlarged |
| Gerund | ampliando | enlarging |
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The Indicative Present of ampliar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "amplío", meaning "I enlarge".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amplío | I enlarge |
| Tú | amplías | you enlarge |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amplía | s/he enlarges |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ampliamos | we enlarge |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ampliáis | you (plural) enlarge |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amplían | they enlarge |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Preterite of ampliar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "amplié", meaning "I enlarged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amplié | I enlarged |
| Tú | ampliaste | you enlarged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amplió | s/he enlarged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ampliamos | we enlarged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ampliasteis | you (plural) enlarged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ampliaron | they enlarged |
The Indicative Imperfect of ampliar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "ampliaba", meaning "I used to enlarge".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ampliaba | I used to enlarge |
| Tú | ampliabas | you used to enlarge |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ampliaba | s/he used to enlarge |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ampliábamos | we used to enlarge |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ampliabais | you (plural) used to enlarge |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ampliaban | they used to enlarge |
The Indicative Present Continuous of ampliar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy ampliando", meaning "I am enlarging".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy ampliando | I am enlarging |
| Tú | estás ampliando | you are enlarging |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está ampliando | s/he is enlarging |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos ampliando | we are enlarging |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis ampliando | you (plural) are enlarging |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están ampliando | they are enlarging |
The Indicative Informal Future of ampliar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a ampliar", meaning "I am going to enlarge".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a ampliar | I am going to enlarge |
| Tú | vas a ampliar | you are going to enlarge |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a ampliar | s/he is going to enlarge |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a ampliar | we are going to enlarge |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a ampliar | you (plural) are going to enlarge |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a ampliar | they are going to enlarge |
The Indicative Future of ampliar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "ampliaré", meaning "I will enlarge".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ampliaré | I will enlarge |
| Tú | ampliarás | you will enlarge |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ampliará | s/he will enlarge |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ampliaremos | we will enlarge |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ampliaréis | you (plural) will enlarge |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ampliarán | they will enlarge |
The Indicative Conditional of ampliar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "ampliaría", meaning "I would enlarge".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ampliaría | I would enlarge |
| Tú | ampliarías | you would enlarge |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ampliaría | s/he would enlarge |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ampliaríamos | we would enlarge |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ampliaríais | you (plural) would enlarge |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ampliarían | they would enlarge |
The Indicative Present Perfect of ampliar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he ampliado", meaning "I have enlarged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he ampliado | I have enlarged |
| Tú | has ampliado | you have enlarged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha ampliado | s/he has enlarged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos ampliado | we have enlarged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis ampliado | you (plural) have enlarged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han ampliado | they have enlarged |
The Indicative Past Perfect of ampliar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había ampliado", meaning "I had enlarged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había ampliado | I had enlarged |
| Tú | habías ampliado | you had enlarged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había ampliado | s/he had enlarged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos ampliado | we had enlarged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais ampliado | you (plural) had enlarged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían ampliado | they had enlarged |
The Indicative Future Perfect of ampliar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré ampliado", meaning "I will have enlarged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré ampliado | I will have enlarged |
| Tú | habrás ampliado | you will have enlarged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá ampliado | s/he will have enlarged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos ampliado | we will have enlarged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis ampliado | you (plural) will have enlarged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán ampliado | they will have enlarged |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of ampliar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría ampliado", meaning "I would have enlarged".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría ampliado | I would have enlarged |
| Tú | habrías ampliado | you would have enlarged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría ampliado | s/he would have enlarged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos ampliado | we would have enlarged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais ampliado | you (plural) would have enlarged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían ampliado | they would have enlarged |
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "amplíe", meaning "I enlarge".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | amplíe | I enlarge |
| Tú | amplíes | you enlarge |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amplíe | s/he enlarges |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ampliemos | we enlarge |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ampliéis | you (plural) enlarge |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amplíen | they enlarge |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "ampliara", meaning "I enlarged".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ampliara | I enlarged |
| Tú | ampliaras | you enlarged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ampliara | s/he enlarged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ampliáramos | we enlarged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ampliarais | you (plural) enlarged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ampliaran | they enlarged |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "ampliare", meaning "I will enlarge".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ampliare | I will enlarge |
| Tú | ampliares | you will enlarge |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ampliare | s/he will enlarge |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ampliáremos | we will enlarge |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ampliareis | you (plural) will enlarge |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ampliaren | they will enlarge |
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya ampliado", meaning "I have enlarged".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya ampliado | I have enlarged |
| Tú | hayas ampliado | you have enlarged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya ampliado | s/he has enlarged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos ampliado | we have enlarged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis ampliado | you (plural) have enlarged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan ampliado | they have enlarged |
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera ampliado", meaning "I had enlarged".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera ampliado | I had enlarged |
| Tú | hubieras ampliado | you had enlarged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera ampliado | s/he had enlarged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos ampliado | we had enlarged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais ampliado | you (plural) had enlarged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran ampliado | they had enlarged |
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere ampliado", meaning "I will have enlarged".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere ampliado | I will have enlarged |
| Tú | hubieres ampliado | you will have enlarged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere ampliado | s/he will have enlarged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos ampliado | we will have enlarged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis ampliado | you (plural) will have enlarged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren ampliado | they will have enlarged |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "amplíe", meaning "(to you formal) enlarge!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | amplía | (to you) enlarge! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | amplíe | (to you formal) enlarge! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ampliemos | let's enlarge! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ampliad | (to you plural) enlarge! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | amplíen | (to you plural formal) enlarge! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no amplíe", meaning "(to you formal) don't enlarge!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no amplíes | (to you) don't enlarge! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no amplíe | (to you formal) don't enlarge! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no ampliemos | let's not enlarge! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no ampliéis | (to you plural) don't enlarge! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no amplíen | (to you plural formal) don't enlarge! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Ampliar is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: I changes to í for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and imperatives).
In the present tense (presente), ampliar is conjugated as: yo amplío, tú amplías, él/ella/usted amplía, nosotros ampliamos, vosotros ampliáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes amplían. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), ampliar is conjugated as: yo amplié, tú ampliaste, él/ella/usted amplió, nosotros ampliamos, vosotros ampliasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ampliaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), ampliar is conjugated as: yo ampliaba, tú ampliabas, él/ella/usted ampliaba, nosotros ampliábamos, vosotros ampliabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes ampliaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), ampliar is conjugated as: yo ampliaré, tú ampliarás, él/ella/usted ampliará, nosotros ampliaremos, vosotros ampliaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ampliarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), ampliar is conjugated as: yo amplíe, tú amplíes, él/ella/usted amplíe, nosotros ampliemos, vosotros ampliéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes amplíen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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