How to conjugate Avanzar in Spanish
To advance, to proceed, to move Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Avanzar
- Avanzar in the Indicative Present
- Avanzar in the Indicative Preterite
- Avanzar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Avanzar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Avanzar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Avanzar in the Indicative Future
- Avanzar in the Indicative Conditional
- Avanzar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Avanzar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Avanzar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Avanzar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Avanzar
- Imperative tenses of Avanzar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Avanzar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Avanzar is the Spanish verb for "to advance, to proceed, to move". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to avanzar include: proceder, transitar, trasladar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | avanzar | to advance, to proceed, to move |
| Past participle | avanzado | advanced |
| Gerund | avanzando | advancing |
Indicative Tenses of Avanzar
Avanzar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of avanzar 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, "avanzo", meaning "I advance".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | avanzo | I advance |
| Tú | avanzas | you advance |
| Ella / Él / Usted | avanza | s/he advances, you (formal) advance |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | avanzamos | we advance |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | avanzáis | you (plural) advance |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | avanzan | they advance, |
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Avanzar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of avanzar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "avancé", meaning "I advanced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | avancé | I advanced |
| Tú | avanzaste | you advanced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | avanzó | s/he advanced, you (formal) advanced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | avanzamos | we advanced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | avanzasteis | you (plural) advanced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | avanzaron | they advanced, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Avanzar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of avanzar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "avanzaba", meaning "I used to advance".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | avanzaba | I used to advance |
| Tú | avanzabas | you used to advance |
| Ella / Él / Usted | avanzaba | s/he used to advance, you (formal) used to advance |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | avanzábamos | we used to advance |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | avanzabais | you (plural) used to advance |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | avanzaban | they used to advance, |
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Avanzar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of avanzar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy avanzando", meaning "I am advancing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy avanzando | I am advancing |
| Tú | estás avanzando | you are advancing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está avanzando | s/he is advancing, you (formal) are advancing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos avanzando | we are advancing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis avanzando | you (plural) are advancing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están avanzando | they are advancing, |
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Avanzar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of avanzar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a avanzar", meaning "I am going to advance".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a avanzar | I am going to advance |
| Tú | vas a avanzar | you are going to advance |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a avanzar | s/he is going to advance, you (formal) are going to advance |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a avanzar | we are going to advance |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a avanzar | you (plural) are going to advance |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a avanzar | they are going to advance, |
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Avanzar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of avanzar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "avanzaré", meaning "I will advance".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | avanzaré | I will advance |
| Tú | avanzarás | you will advance |
| Ella / Él / Usted | avanzará | s/he will advance, you (formal) will advance |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | avanzaremos | we will advance |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | avanzaréis | you (plural) will advance |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | avanzarán | they will advance, |
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Avanzar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of avanzar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "avanzaría", meaning "I would advance".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | avanzaría | I would advance |
| Tú | avanzarías | you would advance |
| Ella / Él / Usted | avanzaría | s/he would advance, you (formal) would advance |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | avanzaríamos | we would advance |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | avanzaríais | you (plural) would advance |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | avanzarían | they would advance, |
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Avanzar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of avanzar 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 avanzado", meaning "I have advanced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he avanzado | I have advanced |
| Tú | has avanzado | you have advanced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha avanzado | s/he has advanced, you (formal) have advanced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos avanzado | we have advanced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis avanzado | you (plural) have advanced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han avanzado | they have advanced, |
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Avanzar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of avanzar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había avanzado", meaning "I had advanced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había avanzado | I had advanced |
| Tú | habías avanzado | you had advanced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había avanzado | s/he had advanced, you (formal) had advanced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos avanzado | we had advanced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais avanzado | you (plural) had advanced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían avanzado | they had advanced, |
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Avanzar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of avanzar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré avanzado", meaning "I will have advanced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré avanzado | I will have advanced |
| Tú | habrás avanzado | you will have advanced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá avanzado | s/he will have advanced, you (formal) will have advanced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos avanzado | we will have advanced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis avanzado | you (plural) will have advanced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán avanzado | they will have advanced, |
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Avanzar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of avanzar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría avanzado", meaning "I would have advanced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría avanzado | I would have advanced |
| Tú | habrías avanzado | you would have advanced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría avanzado | s/he would have advanced, you (formal) would have advanced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos avanzado | we would have advanced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais avanzado | you (plural) would have advanced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían avanzado | they would have advanced, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Avanzar
Avanzar in the Subjunctive Present
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, "avance", meaning "I advance".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | avance | I advance |
| Tú | avances | you advance |
| Ella / Él / Usted | avance | s/he advances, you (formal) advance |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | avancemos | we advance |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | avancéis | you (plural) advance |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | avancen | they advance, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Avanzar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
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, "avanzara", meaning "I advanced".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | avanzara | I advanced |
| Tú | avanzaras | you advanced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | avanzara | s/he advanced, you (formal) advanced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | avanzáramos | we advanced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | avanzarais | you (plural) advanced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | avanzaran | they advanced, |
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Avanzar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "avanzare", meaning "I will advance".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | avanzare | I will advance |
| Tú | avanzares | you will advance |
| Ella / Él / Usted | avanzare | s/he will advance, you (formal) will advance |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | avanzáremos | we will advance |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | avanzareis | you (plural) will advance |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | avanzaren | they will advance, |
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Avanzar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
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 avanzado", meaning "I have advanced".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya avanzado | I have advanced |
| Tú | hayas avanzado | you have advanced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya avanzado | s/he has advanced, you (formal) have advanced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos avanzado | we have advanced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis avanzado | you (plural) have advanced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan avanzado | they have advanced, |
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Avanzar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
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 avanzado", meaning "I had advanced".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera avanzado | I had advanced |
| Tú | hubieras avanzado | you had advanced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera avanzado | s/he had advanced, you (formal) had advanced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos avanzado | we had advanced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais avanzado | you (plural) had advanced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran avanzado | they had advanced, |
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Avanzar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
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 avanzado", meaning "I will have advanced".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere avanzado | I will have advanced |
| Tú | hubieres avanzado | you will have advanced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere avanzado | s/he will have advanced, you (formal) will have advanced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos avanzado | we will have advanced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis avanzado | you (plural) will have advanced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren avanzado | they will have advanced, |
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Imperative Tenses of Avanzar
Avanzar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "avance", meaning "(to you formal) advance!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | avanza | (to you) advance! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | avance | (to you formal) advance! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | avancemos | let's advance! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | avanzad | (to you plural) advance! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | avancen | (to you plural formal) advance! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Avanzar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no avance", meaning "(to you formal) don't advance!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no avances | (to you) don't advance! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no avance | (to you formal) don't advance! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no avancemos | let's not advance! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no avancéis | (to you plural) don't advance! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no avancen | (to you plural formal) don't advance! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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