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FRENCH VERB

s'installer

to settle in

  • #275 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: installé
  • Present participle: s’installant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I settle in
  2. tu you settle in
  3. il, elle, on he/she settles in
  4. nous we settle in
  5. vous you settle in
  6. ils, elles they settle in

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I settled in
  2. tu you settled in
  3. il, elle, on he/she settled in
  4. nous we settled in
  5. vous you settled in
  6. ils, elles they settled in

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to settle in
  2. tu you used to settle in
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to settle in
  4. nous we used to settle in
  5. vous you used to settle in
  6. ils, elles they used to settle in

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will settle in
  2. tu you will settle in
  3. il, elle, on he/she will settle in
  4. nous we will settle in
  5. vous you will settle in
  6. ils, elles they will settle in

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would settle in
  2. tu you would settle in
  3. il, elle, on he/she would settle in
  4. nous we would settle in
  5. vous you would settle in
  6. ils, elles they would settle in

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I settle in
  2. tu (that) you settle in
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she settle in
  4. nous (that) we settle in
  5. vous (that) you settle in
  6. ils, elles (that) they settle in

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu settle in!
  2. nous settle in! (let’s)
  3. vous settle in! (plural, or formal)

How to use s'installer

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

  1. Present

    On s'installe à Bordeaux en septembre.

    We're moving to Bordeaux in September.

  2. Past

    Ils se sont installés à la campagne après la retraite.

    They settled in the countryside after retiring.

  3. Imperfect

    Il s'installait toujours au premier rang.

    He always sat in the front row.

  4. Future

    Je m'installerai dans le salon pour travailler.

    I'll set myself up in the living room to work.

  5. Conditional

    Tu t'installerais à l'étranger pour un bon poste ?

    Would you move abroad for a good job?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on s'installe avant l'arrivée des invités.

    We need to settle in before the guests arrive.

  7. Imperative

    Installez-vous, je vous apporte la carte.

    Have a seat, I'll bring you the menu.

Good to know

  • S'installer à Lyon is to move to Lyon; installez-vous is make yourself comfortable, have a seat.

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