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avançar
to advance, move forward
Regular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I advance |
| você, ele, ela | you advance; he/she advances |
| nós | we advance |
| a gente | we advance |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) advance; they advance |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am advancing |
| você, ele, ela | you are advancing; he/she is advancing |
| nós | we are advancing |
| a gente | we are advancing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are advancing; they are advancing |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was advancing |
| você, ele, ela | you were advancing; he/she was advancing |
| nós | we were advancing |
| a gente | we were advancing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were advancing; they were advancing |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I advanced |
| você, ele, ela | you advanced; he/she advanced |
| nós | we advanced |
| a gente | we advanced |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) advanced; they advanced |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to advance |
| você, ele, ela | you used to advance; he/she used to advance |
| nós | we used to advance |
| a gente | we used to advance |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to advance; they used to advance |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been advancing |
| você, ele, ela | you have been advancing; he/she has been advancing |
| nós | we have been advancing |
| a gente | we have been advancing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been advancing; they have been advancing |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had advanced |
| você, ele, ela | you had advanced; he/she had advanced |
| nós | we had advanced |
| a gente | we had advanced |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had advanced; they had advanced |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had advanced |
| você, ele, ela | you had advanced; he/she had advanced |
| nós | we had advanced |
| a gente | we had advanced |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had advanced; they had advanced |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will advance |
| você, ele, ela | you will advance; he/she will advance |
| nós | we will advance |
| a gente | we will advance |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will advance; they will advance |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have advanced |
| você, ele, ela | you will have advanced; he/she will have advanced |
| nós | we will have advanced |
| a gente | we will have advanced |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have advanced; they will have advanced |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to advance |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to advance; he/she is going to advance |
| nós | we are going to advance |
| a gente | we are going to advance |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to advance; they are going to advance |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to advance |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to advance; he/she was going to advance |
| nós | we were going to advance |
| a gente | we were going to advance |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to advance; they were going to advance |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would advance |
| você, ele, ela | you would advance; he/she would advance |
| nós | we would advance |
| a gente | we would advance |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would advance; they would advance |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have advanced |
| você, ele, ela | you would have advanced; he/she would have advanced |
| nós | we would have advanced |
| a gente | we would have advanced |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have advanced; they would have advanced |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I advance |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you advance; (that) he/she advances |
| nós | (that) we advance |
| a gente | (that) we advance |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) advance; (that) they advance |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I advanced |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you advanced; (if) he/she advanced |
| nós | (if) we advanced |
| a gente | (if) we advanced |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) advanced; (if) they advanced |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have advanced |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have advanced; (that) he/she has advanced |
| nós | (that) we have advanced |
| a gente | (that) we have advanced |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have advanced; (that) they have advanced |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had advanced |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had advanced; (that) he/she had advanced |
| nós | (that) we had advanced |
| a gente | (that) we had advanced |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had advanced; (that) they had advanced |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I advance |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you advance; (when/if) he/she advances |
| nós | (when/if) we advance |
| a gente | (when/if) we advance |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) advance; (when/if) they advance |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have advanced |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have advanced; (when/if) he/she has advanced |
| nós | (when/if) we have advanced |
| a gente | (when/if) we have advanced |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have advanced; (when/if) they have advanced |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | advance! |
| nós | let's advance! |
| vocês, eles, elas | advance! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not advance! |
| nós | let's not advance! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not advance! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to advance |
| você, ele, ela | for you to advance; for him/her to advance |
| nós | for us to advance |
| a gente | for us to advance |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to advance; for them to advance |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have advanced |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have advanced; for him/her to have advanced |
| nós | for us to have advanced |
| a gente | for us to have advanced |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have advanced; for them to have advanced |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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