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avancer

to advance
to move forward

Regular1st ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jeavance
tuavances
il/elleavance
nousavançons
vousavancez
ils/ellesavancent
2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai avancé
tuas avancé
il/ellea avancé
nousavons avancé
vousavez avancé
ils/ellesont avancé
3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jeavançais
tuavançais
il/elleavançait
nousavancions
vousavanciez
ils/ellesavançaient
4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jeavancerai
tuavanceras
il/elleavansera
nousavancerons
vousavancrez
ils/ellesavanceront
5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jeavancerais
tuavancerais
il/elleavancerait
nousavancerions
vousavanceriez
ils/ellesavanceraient
6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jeavance
tuavances
il/elleavance
nousavancions
vousavanciez
ils/ellesavancent
7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jej'avais avancé
tutu avais avancé
il/elleil/elle avait avancé
nousnous avions avancé
vousvous aviez avancé
ils/ellesils/elles avaient avancé

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Common questions
Is "avancer" regular or irregular in French?
"avancer" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "avancer" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "avancer" conjugates as: avance, avances, avançons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "avancer" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "avancer" conjugates as: ai avancé, as avancé, avons avancé, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "avancer" in French?
"avancer" (to advance, to move forward) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.