All verbs

/avɑ̃se/to move forwardA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object · no object — With an object it moves something forward; with none, it advances

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
avançons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

avanc-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

avanç-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

avanç-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

avanç-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

avanc-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
avancer
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

avancer-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

avancer-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

avancer

Past participle
avancé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

avancé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

avancé

Conjugation

présent
Ij'avance/ʒavɑ̃s/I move forward
youtu avances/ty avɑ̃s/you move forward
he/sheil avance/il avɑ̃s/he moves forward
wenous avançons/nuz avɑ̃sɔ̃/we move forward
youvous avancez/vuz avɑ̃se/you move forward
theyils avancent/ilz avɑ̃s/they move forward

Examples

  • Nous avançons.

    /nu.z‿a.vɑ̃.sɔ̃/

    We're moving forward.

  • Avance un peu.

    /a.vɑ̃s œ̃ pø/

    Move up a bit.

  • Il a avancé la réunion.

    /il a a.vɑ̃.se la ʁe.y.njɔ̃/

    He brought the meeting forward.

Set phrases

  • avancer une réunion

    to bring a meeting forward

  • être en avance

    to be early

Notes

  • avancer a meeting means to make it EARLIER, the opposite of English "to advance a date" if you read that as pushing it back. To postpone is repousser or reporter.

  • A clock that avance is fast, one that retarde is slow.