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French · Verb · #256 most common

installer

to install
to settle

Regular1st ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jeinstalle
tuinstalles
il/elleinstalle
nousinstallons
vousinstallez
ils/ellesinstallent

Je installe le nouveau logiciel sur mon ordinateur.

I am installing the new software on my computer.

Ils installent une nouvelle télévision dans le salon.

They are installing a new television in the living room.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai installé
tuas installé
il/ellea installé
nousavons installé
vousavez installé
ils/ellesont installé

Nous avons installé le système de sécurité hier.

We installed the security system yesterday.

Elle a installé des étagères dans sa chambre.

She installed shelves in her room.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jeinstallais
tuinstallais
il/elleinstallait
nousinstallions
vousinstalliez
ils/ellesinstallaient

Quand j'étais jeune, mon père installait toujours les meubles.

When I was young, my father was always installing the furniture.

Ils installaient un nouveau jardin chaque printemps.

They were installing a new garden every spring.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jeinstallerai
tuinstalleras
il/elleinstallera
nousinstallerons
vousinstallerez
ils/ellesinstalleront

Demain, je vais installer un nouveau programme sur mon ordinateur.

Tomorrow, I will install a new program on my computer.

Nous installerons des panneaux solaires l'année prochaine.

We will install solar panels next year.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jeinstallerais
tuinstallerais
il/elleinstallerait
nousinstallerions
vousinstalleriez
ils/ellesinstalleraient

Je voudrais installer une piscine dans mon jardin.

I would like to install a pool in my garden.

Ils aimeraient installer un système de chauffage plus efficace.

They would like to install a more efficient heating system.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jej'installe
tutu installes
il/elleil/elle installe
nousnous installions
vousvous installiez
ils/ellesils/elles installent

Il faut que nous installions le nouveau logiciel avant la réunion.

It is necessary that we install the new software before the meeting.

Je souhaite que tu installes les mises à jour rapidement.

I wish that you install the updates quickly.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais installé
tuavais installé
il/elleavait installé
nousavions installé
vousaviez installé
ils/ellesavaient installé

Avant de partir, j'avais installé toutes les applications nécessaires.

Before leaving, I had installed all the necessary applications.

Ils avaient installé le nouveau système avant la fin du mois.

They had installed the new system before the end of the month.

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Common questions
Is "installer" regular or irregular in French?
"installer" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "installer" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "installer" conjugates as: installe, installes, installons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "installer" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "installer" conjugates as: ai installé, as installé, avons installé, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "installer" in French?
"installer" (to install, to settle) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.