Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Introduction to the verb avancer
The English translation of the French verb avancer is “to advance” or “to move forward.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-vahn-say.”
The word avancer comes from the Latin word “abante,” meaning “before,” and the prefix “a-” which indicates motion or direction. In everyday French, avancer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of avancer in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais étudié plus dur, j’aurais avancé dans ma carrière. (If I had studied harder, I would have advanced in my career.)
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Il aurait pu avancer plus vite s’il n’avait pas été retenu par la circulation. (He could have advanced faster if he hadn’t been held up by traffic.)
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Nous aurions avancé plus loin dans le projet si nous avions eu plus de temps. (We would have advanced further in the project if we had more time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of avancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais avancé | Si j’avais plus de temps, j’aurais avancé. | If I had more time, I would have moved forward. |
tu | aurais avancé | Tu aurais avancé avec précaution. | You would have advanced cautiously. |
il | aurait avancé | Il aurait avancé son projet. | He would have advanced his project. |
elle | aurait avancé | Elle aurait avancé vers le succès. | She would have moved towards success. |
on | aurait avancé | On aurait avancé ensemble. | We would have advanced together. |
nous | aurions avancé | Nous aurions avancé plus vite. | We would have moved forward faster. |
vous | auriez avancé | Vous auriez avancé plus loin. | You would have advanced further. |
ils | auraient avancé | Ils auraient avancé en silence. | They would have moved forward in silence. |
elles | auraient avancé | Elles auraient avancé en groupe. | They (female) would have advanced as a group. |
Other Conjugations for Avancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avancer
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Avancer – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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