Conjugations
All six tenses and their examples are shown below. Use the links above to jump to a tense. English translations use the meaning “to install.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | installe | I install | |
| tu | installes | you install | |
| il / elle / on | installe | he / she / it installson: we install / one installs | |
| nous | installons | we install | |
| vous | installez | you install | |
| ils / elles | installent | they install |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Paul installe un logiciel sur son ordinateur.
Paul installs software on his computer.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai installé | I installed | |
| tu | as installé | you installed | |
| il / elle / on | a installé | he / she / it installedon: we installed / one installed | |
| nous | avons installé | we installed | |
| vous | avez installé | you installed | |
| ils / elles | ont installé | they installed |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, Paul a installé un logiciel sur son ordinateur.
Yesterday, Paul installed software on his computer.
The passé composé uses avoir. The table shows the unmarked participle; agreement with a preceding direct object is outside this reference.
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Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | installais | I used to install | |
| tu | installais | you used to install | |
| il / elle / on | installait | he / she / it used to installon: we used to install / one used to install | |
| nous | installions | we used to install | |
| vous | installiez | you used to install | |
| ils / elles | installaient | they used to install |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, Paul installait un logiciel sur son ordinateur.
Back then, Paul used to install software on his computer.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | installerai | I will install | |
| tu | installeras | you will install | |
| il / elle / on | installera | he / she / it will installon: we will install / one will install | |
| nous | installerons | we will install | |
| vous | installerez | you will install | |
| ils / elles | installeront | they will install |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, Paul installera un logiciel sur son ordinateur.
Later, Paul will install software on his computer.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | installerais | I would install | |
| tu | installerais | you would install | |
| il / elle / on | installerait | he / she / it would installon: we would install / one would install | |
| nous | installerions | we would install | |
| vous | installeriez | you would install | |
| ils / elles | installeraient | they would install |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Paul installerait un logiciel sur son ordinateur.
Paul would install software on his computer.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | installe | (that) I install | |
| tu | installes | (that) you install | |
| il / elle / on | installe | (that) he / she / it installson: (that) we install / one installs | |
| nous | installions | (that) we install | |
| vous | installiez | (that) you install | |
| ils / elles | installent | (that) they install |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que Paul installe un logiciel sur son ordinateur.
It is possible that Paul installs software on his computer.
French forms omit the subject. Use j’ before a vowel sound. Vous is polite singular or plural “you”; on often means “we,” or the general “one.” English wording depends on the context: passé composé can also use “have,” and the imperfect can describe an ongoing action. Subjunctive translations here follow “it is possible that.”
Meaning & usage
- to install
- to place
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and simple conjugation forms adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Passé composé forms combine the source auxiliary and past participle. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations