What does adelantar mean?
adelantar means to bring forward, advance, to move forward (in space or time) in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to pay in advance; to outstrip, to outrun.
Spanish verb guide
Adelantar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn adelantar, meaning to bring forward, advance, to move forward (in space or time), through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: adelantandoparticiple: adelantado
Principal forms of adelantar
- Infinitive
- adelantar
- Gerund
- adelantando
- Past participle
- adelantado
Adelantar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | adelanto | adelanté | adelantaba | adelantaré |
| tú | adelantas | adelantaste | adelantabas | adelantarás |
| él / ella / usted | adelanta | adelantó | adelantaba | adelantará |
| nosotros/as | adelantamos | adelantamos | adelantábamos | adelantaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | adelantan | adelantaron | adelantaban | adelantarán |
Pattern notes
- Adelantar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with adelantar
¿Por qué no te adelantas?Why don't you go on ahead?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Adelantaron a todos los demás.They went ahead of all the others.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El bebé de Mary se adelantó tres meses.Mary's baby was three weeks premature.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate adelantar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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