je, tu, il ਅਤੇ ils ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -e, -es ਅਤੇ -ent ਸਾਰੇ ਚੁੱਪ ਹਨ। ਸਿਰਫ਼ nous (-ons) ਅਤੇ vous (-ez) ਵੱਖਰੇ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | installesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai installé | installaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais installer | installeraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | installessounds the same as another form in this tense | as installésounds the same as another form in this tense | installaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas installersounds the same as another form in this tense | installerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | installesounds the same as another form in this tense | a installésounds the same as another form in this tense | installaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va installersounds the same as another form in this tense | installerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | installons | avons installé | installions | allons installer | installeronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | installez | avez installé | installiez | allez installer | installerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | installentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont installé | installaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont installer | installerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. installe covers both "I install, to set up" and "I am install, to set uping" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and installé does not — ai installé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so installons gives you installais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; installer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on installer-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens d'installer |
|---|---|
| tu | viens d'installer |
| il/elle | vient d'installer |
| nous | venons d'installer |
| vous | venez d'installer |
| ils/elles | viennent d'installer |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | installe |
|---|---|
| nous | installons |
| vous | installez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en installant
What this table tells you about installer
The past participle is installé, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on installer-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In both the present and the imparfait, je, tu, il/elle and ils/elles are one sound: installe, installes, installent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know installons you already know installais, installait and installaient. Futur proche keeps installer untouched.