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SPANISH VERB

instalarse

to settle in

  • #453 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: instalándose
  • Past participle: instalado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I settle in
  2. tú you settle in
  3. usted, él, ella he/she settles in
  4. nosotros we settle in
  5. vosotros Spain you all settle in
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they settle in

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I settled in
  2. tú you settled in
  3. usted, él, ella he/she settled in
  4. nosotros we settled in
  5. vosotros Spain you all settled in
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they settled in

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to settle in
  2. tú you used to settle in
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to settle in
  4. nosotros we used to settle in
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to settle in
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to settle in

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will settle in
  2. tú you will settle in
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will settle in
  4. nosotros we will settle in
  5. vosotros Spain you all will settle in
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will settle in

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would settle in
  2. tú you would settle in
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would settle in
  4. nosotros we would settle in
  5. vosotros Spain you all would settle in
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would settle in

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I settle in
  2. tú (that) you settle in
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she settle in
  4. nosotros (that) we settle in
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all settle in
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they settle in

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I settled in
  2. tú (if) you settled in
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she settled in
  4. nosotros (if) we settled in
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all settled in
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they settled in

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú settle in!
  2. usted settle in! (formal)
  3. nosotros settle in! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain settle in! (all of you)
  5. ustedes settle in! (all of you)

How to use instalarse

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

  1. Present

    Mi hermano se instala en Querétaro este fin de semana.

    My brother is settling in Querétaro this weekend.

  2. Past

    Me instalé en el hotel y salí a cenar.

    I settled into the hotel and went out for dinner.

  3. Imperfect

    Los turistas se instalaban en la playa desde temprano.

    The tourists would set themselves up on the beach from early on.

  4. Future

    Me instalaré en la oficina nueva el lunes.

    I'll set up in the new office on Monday.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me instalaría cerca del centro, es más práctico.

    I would settle near downtown, it's more practical.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que se instalen pronto en su nueva casa.

    I hope you settle into your new house soon.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Les ofrecí que se instalaran en el cuarto de visitas.

    I offered to let them settle into the guest room.

  8. Imperative

    Instálate donde quieras, estás en tu casa.

    Settle in wherever you like, make yourself at home.

Where you hear instalarse

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Me instalo poco a poco. I'm settling in little by little.
  • Me instalé en el departamento en febrero. I settled into the flat in February.
  • Se va a instalar muy bien aquí. You're going to settle in very well here.
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The Neighbours

Intermediate Level 1 · instalado bien · que se haya instalado · que te hayas instalado

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