avanzar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
avanzar — to move forward
The imperative of avanzar uses 'avanza' for tú and 'avance/avancen' for formal commands.
avanzar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct orders to move forward or to encourage someone to keep going.
Notes on avanzar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' require the 'z' to change to 'c' (avance, avancen, avancemos). The 'tú' form remains 'avanza'.
Example Sentences
¡Avanza hasta la esquina!
Move forward to the corner!
tú
Avancemos con el plan.
Let's move forward with the plan.
nosotros
Avance, por favor.
Move forward, please (formal).
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'avanzad' in Latin America.
Correct: avancen
Why: The 'vosotros' form 'avanzad' is used primarily in Spain; elsewhere, 'ustedes' (avancen) is used.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: avanzo
The present tense of avanzar is regular: avanzo, avanzas, avanza, avanzamos, avanzáis, avanzan.
Preterite
yo: avancé
The preterite of avanzar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form (avancé) but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: avanzaba
The imperfect of avanzar is regular: avanzaba, avanzabas, avanzaba, avanzábamos, avanzabais, avanzaban.
Future
yo: avanzaré
The future of avanzar is regular, formed by adding endings to the infinitive: avanzaré, avanzarás, avanzará...
Conditional
yo: avanzaría
The conditional of avanzar is regular: avanzaría, avanzarías, avanzaría, avanzaríamos, avanzaríais, avanzarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: avance
The present subjunctive of avanzar always uses a 'c' (avance, avances, avance...) to keep the sound consistent.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: avanzara
The imperfect subjunctive of avanzar is regular: avanzara, avanzaras, avanzara, avanzáramos, avanzarais, avanzaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no avances
The negative imperative of avanzar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms (no avances, no avance...).