Meaning: to make larger, to enlarge; to gradually increase.
Increase Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1) | Increase |
| Past Tense (V2) | Increased |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Increased |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Increasing |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Increases |
Increase Past Tense:
Past Tense of Increase is Increased.
Example: Sarah increased the ego.
Increase Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Increase is Increased.
Example: Sarah has increased the ego.
Increase Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Increase is Increasing.
Example: Sarah is increasing the ego.
Increase 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Increase is Increases.
Example: Sarah increases the ego.

Increase Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I increase the ego.
- We/You/They increase the ego.
- He/She/It/Adam increases the ego.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am increasing the ego.
- We/You/They are increasing the ego.
- He/She/It/Adam is increasing the ego.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have increased the ego.
- We/You/They have increased the ego.
- He/She/It/Adam has increased the ego.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been increasing the ego.
- We/You/They have been increasing the ego.
- He/She/It/Adam has been increasing the ego.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I increased the ego.
- We/You/They increased the ego.
- He/She/It/Adam increased the ego.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was increasing the ego.
- We/You/They were increasing the ego.
- He/She/It/Adam was increasing the ego.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had increased the ego.
- We/You/They had increased the ego.
- He/She/It/Adam had increased the ego.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been increasing the ego.
- We/You/They had been increasing the ego.
- He/She/It/Adam had been increasing the ego.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will increase the ego.
- We/You/They will increase the ego.
- He/She/It/Adam will increase the ego.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be increasing the ego.
- We/You/They will be increasing the ego.
- He/She/It/Adam will be increasing the ego.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have increased the ego.
- We/You/They will have increased the ego.
- He/She/It/Adam will have increased the ego.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been increasing the ego.
- We/You/They will have been increasing the ego.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been increasing the ego.
Past Tense of Increase Phrasal Verbs
| Increase Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Increase in | Increased in |
| Increase on | Increased on |
| Increase up | Increased up |
| Increase with | Increased with |
| Increase over | Increased over |
| Increase beyond | Increased beyond |
| Increase among | Increased among |
| Increase towards | Increased towards |
| Increase by | Increased by |
| Increase through | Increased through |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Increase?
Future Tense of increase is “will increase”.
What is the Present Tense of Increase?
Present Tense of increase is “increase + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | increase |
| He/she/it/singular name | increases |
| Present participle | increasing |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Increase?
Past perfect tense of take is “had increased”.
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