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ITALIAN VERB

avanzare

to be left over, to move forward

  • #351 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: avanzato
  • Gerund: avanzando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I am left over
  2. tu you are left over
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she is left over
  4. noi we are left over
  5. voi you all are left over
  6. loro they are left over

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I was left over
  2. tu you were left over
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she was left over
  4. noi we were left over
  5. voi you all were left over
  6. loro they were left over

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to be left over
  2. tu you used to be left over
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to be left over
  4. noi we used to be left over
  5. voi you all used to be left over
  6. loro they used to be left over

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will be left over
  2. tu you will be left over
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will be left over
  4. noi we will be left over
  5. voi you all will be left over
  6. loro they will be left over

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would be left over
  2. tu you would be left over
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would be left over
  4. noi we would be left over
  5. voi you all would be left over
  6. loro they would be left over

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I be left over
  2. tu (that) you be left over
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she be left over
  4. noi (that) we be left over
  5. voi (that) you all be left over
  6. loro (that) they be left over

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu be left over!
  2. Lei be left over! (formal)
  3. noi be left over! (let’s)
  4. voi be left over! (all of you)

How to use avanzare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Avanza sempre troppo cibo alle feste.

    There's always too much food left over at parties.

  2. Past

    È avanzata una fetta di torta, la vuoi?

    There's a slice of cake left, do you want it?

  3. Imperfect

    Quando avanzava il risotto, facevamo gli arancini.

    When there was risotto left, we made arancini.

  4. Future

    Avanzeranno sicuramente due o tre panini.

    There will surely be two or three sandwiches left.

  5. Conditional

    Con una porzione in meno non avanzerebbe niente.

    With one portion fewer nothing would be left over.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che avanzi un po' di lasagna per domani.

    I hope some lasagne is left for tomorrow.

  7. Imperative

    Avanzate piano, la strada è ghiacciata.

    Move forward slowly, the road is icy.

Good to know

  • È avanzato del pane: there's bread left. Avanzare takes essere; avanzare una proposta, to put forward a proposal, takes avere.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.