Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | avanzo | |
| tú | avanzas | |
| él / ella / usted | avanza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | avanzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | avanzáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | avanzan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | avancé | |
| tú | avanzaste | |
| él / ella / usted | avanzó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | avanzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | avanzasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | avanzaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | avanzaba | |
| tú | avanzabas | |
| él / ella / usted | avanzaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | avanzábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | avanzabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | avanzaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | avanzaré | |
| tú | avanzarás | |
| él / ella / usted | avanzará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | avanzaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | avanzaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | avanzarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | avanzaría | |
| tú | avanzarías | |
| él / ella / usted | avanzaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | avanzaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | avanzaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | avanzarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | avance | |
| tú | avances | |
| él / ella / usted | avance | |
| nosotros / nosotras | avancemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | avancéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | avancen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to advance (to make (something) happen at an earlier time or date)
- to advance (to move forwards)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations