What does instalar mean?
instalar means to install in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to settle, to ensconce; to be installed.
Spanish verb guide
Instalar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn instalar, meaning to install, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: instalandoparticiple: instalado
Principal forms of instalar
- Infinitive
- instalar
- Gerund
- instalando
- Past participle
- instalado
Instalar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | instalo | instalé | instalaba | instalaré |
| tú | instalas | instalaste | instalabas | instalarás |
| él / ella / usted | instala | instaló | instalaba | instalará |
| nosotros/as | instalamos | instalamos | instalábamos | instalaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | instalan | instalaron | instalaban | instalarán |
Pattern notes
- Instalar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with instalar
Tomás instaló un sistema de alarmas en su casa.Tom installed an alarm system in his house.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom instaló una cámara de vigilancia.Tom installed a surveillance camera.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ella instaló una nueva estufa eléctrica en la pieza.She installed a new electric stove in the room.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate instalar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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