French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | augmente | augmentais | augmenterai | augmenterais | augmente | augmentasse | ||
| tu | augmentes | augmentais | augmenteras | augmenterais | augmentes | augmentasses | ||
| il | augmente | augmentait | augmentera | augmenterait | augmente | augmentât | ||
| nous | augmentons | augmentions | augmenterons | augmenterions | augmentions | augmentassions | ||
| vous | augmentez | augmentiez | augmenterez | augmenteriez | augmentiez | augmentassiez | ||
| ils | augmentent | augmentaient | augmenteront | augmenteraient | augmentent | augmentassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai augmenté | avais augmenté | aurai augmenté | aurais augmenté | aie augmenté | eusse augmenté | ||
| tu | as augmenté | avais augmenté | auras augmenté | aurais augmenté | aies augmenté | eusses augmenté | ||
| il | a augmenté | avait augmenté | aura augmenté | aurait augmenté | ait augmenté | eût augmenté | ||
| nous | avons augmenté | avions augmenté | aurons augmenté | aurions augmenté | ayons augmenté | eussions augmenté | ||
| vous | avez augmenté | aviez augmenté | aurez augmenté | auriez augmenté | ayez augmenté | eussiez augmenté | ||
| ils | ont augmenté | avaient augmenté | auront augmenté | auraient augmenté | aient augmenté | eussent augmenté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | augmentai | eus augmenté | (tu) | augmente | Present | augmentant | ||
| tu | augmentas | eus augmenté | (nous) | augmentons | Past | augmenté | ||
| il | augmenta | eut augmenté | (vous) | augmentez | Perfect | ayant augmenté | ||
| nous | augmentâmes | eûmes augmenté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | augmentâtes | eûtes augmenté | (tu) | aie augmenté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | augmentèrent | eurent augmenté | (nous) | ayons augmenté | avoir augmenté | |||
| (vous) | ayez augmenté | |||||||
Augmenter is a regular -er verb.

Knowing whether to use the passé composé or imparfait is particularly difficult when translating certain verbs into French. Very broadly speaking, the imperfect is equivalent to was/were + ___ing, but some English verbs are not often used in this form. So when translating was, had, and liked into French, you have to think about the meaning in order to decide which tense to use.
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