French reference

avancer

to move forward; to make progress; to move earlier; to advance

Regular · 19 form tables

Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.

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Indicative

Present

avancer: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I move forward
tu	you move forward
il/elle/on	he/she moves forward
nous	we move forward
vous	you (plural/formal) move forward
ils/elles	they move forward

Compound past

avancer: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I moved forward; I have moved forward
tu	you moved forward; you have moved forward
il/elle/on	he/she moved forward; he/she has moved forward
nous	we moved forward; we have moved forward
vous	you (plural/formal) moved forward; you (plural/formal) have moved forward
ils/elles	they moved forward; they have moved forward

Imperfect

avancer: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I used to move forward
tu	you used to move forward
il/elle/on	he/she used to move forward
nous	we used to move forward
vous	you (plural/formal) used to move forward
ils/elles	they used to move forward

Pluperfect

avancer: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I had moved forward
tu	you had moved forward
il/elle/on	he/she had moved forward
nous	we had moved forward
vous	you (plural/formal) had moved forward
ils/elles	they had moved forward

Future

avancer: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I will move forward
tu	you will move forward
il/elle/on	he/she will move forward
nous	we will move forward
vous	you (plural/formal) will move forward
ils/elles	they will move forward

Future perfect

avancer: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I will have moved forward
tu	you will have moved forward
il/elle/on	he/she will have moved forward
nous	we will have moved forward
vous	you (plural/formal) will have moved forward
ils/elles	they will have moved forward

Near future

avancer: Near future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I am going to move forward
tu	you are going to move forward
il/elle/on	he/she is going to move forward
nous	we are going to move forward
vous	you (plural/formal) are going to move forward
ils/elles	they are going to move forward

Recent past

avancer: Recent past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I have just moved forward
tu	you have just moved forward
il/elle/on	he/she has just moved forward
nous	we have just moved forward
vous	you (plural/formal) have just moved forward
ils/elles	they have just moved forward

Simple past (literary)

avancer: Simple past (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I moved forward
tu	you moved forward
il/elle/on	he/she moved forward
nous	we moved forward
vous	you (plural/formal) moved forward
ils/elles	they moved forward

Past anterior (literary)

avancer: Past anterior (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I had moved forward
tu	you had moved forward
il/elle/on	he/she had moved forward
nous	we had moved forward
vous	you (plural/formal) had moved forward
ils/elles	they had moved forward

Conditional

avancer: Conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I would move forward
tu	you would move forward
il/elle/on	he/she would move forward
nous	we would move forward
vous	you (plural/formal) would move forward
ils/elles	they would move forward

Past conditional

avancer: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I would have moved forward
tu	you would have moved forward
il/elle/on	he/she would have moved forward
nous	we would have moved forward
vous	you (plural/formal) would have moved forward
ils/elles	they would have moved forward

Past conditional, second form (literary)

avancer: Past conditional, second form (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	I would have moved forward
tu	you would have moved forward
il/elle/on	he/she would have moved forward
nous	we would have moved forward
vous	you (plural/formal) would have moved forward
ils/elles	they would have moved forward

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

avancer: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I move forward
tu	(that) you move forward
il/elle/on	(that) he/she moves forward
nous	(that) we move forward
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) move forward
ils/elles	(that) they move forward

Past subjunctive

avancer: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I have moved forward
tu	(that) you have moved forward
il/elle/on	(that) he/she has moved forward
nous	(that) we have moved forward
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) have moved forward
ils/elles	(that) they have moved forward

Imperfect subjunctive (literary)

avancer: Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I moved forward
tu	(that) you moved forward
il/elle/on	(that) he/she moved forward
nous	(that) we moved forward
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) moved forward
ils/elles	(that) they moved forward

Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)

avancer: Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
je	(that) I had moved forward
tu	(that) you had moved forward
il/elle/on	(that) he/she had moved forward
nous	(that) we had moved forward
vous	(that) you (plural/formal) had moved forward
ils/elles	(that) they had moved forward

Imperative

avancer: Imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
tu	move forward!
nous	let's move forward!
vous	move forward! (plural/formal)

Past imperative

avancer: Past imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
tu	have moved forward by then!
nous	let's have moved forward by then!
vous	have moved forward by then! (plural/formal)

Additional forms

Gerund
Present participle
Past participle: / / /
Past infinitive
Perfect participle

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