Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive 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 of the verb is pronounced “ah-vahn-ser.”
The word avancer comes from the Old French word “avancier,” which means “to push forward.” It is derived from the Latin word “abante,” which means “in front of” or “before.”
In everyday French, avancer is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action or situation in the past. This tense is formed by using the present subjunctive of the auxiliary verb avoir or être followed by the past participle of avancer.
Three simple examples of avancer in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- J’espère qu’il a avancé dans son travail. (I hope he has made progress in his work.)
- Je doute qu’elle soit avancée dans sa carrière. (I doubt she has advanced in her career.)
- Il est possible qu’ils aient avancé l’heure du rendez-vous. (It is possible that they have moved up the meeting time.)
Note that in all of these examples, the action of advancing is uncertain or hypothetical in the past. The use of the Subjonctif Passé tense adds a sense of doubt, possibility, or speculation to the statement.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of avancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie avancé | Il est possible que j’aie avancé. | It’s possible that I advanced. |
tu | aies avancé | Il est important que tu aies avancé. | It’s important that you advanced. |
il | ait avancé | Il veut que j’ait avancé. | He wants me to have advanced. |
elle | ait avancé | Elle doute qu’elle ait avancé. | She doubts that she advanced. |
on | ait avancé | On craint qu’on ait avancé. | We fear we advanced. |
nous | ayons avancé | Nous espérons que nous ayons avancé. | We hope we advanced. |
vous | ayez avancé | Il est possible que vous ayez avancé. | It’s possible that you advanced. |
ils | aient avancé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient avancé. | They doubt they advanced. |
elles | aient avancé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient avancé. | They prefer they advanced. |
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 (this article)
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
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 Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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