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Servir — to serve | French Verb Chart

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Servirto serve
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Présent (Indicatif)

  • je sersI serve
  • tu sersyou serve
  • il / elle serthe / she serves
  • nous servonswe serve
  • vous servezyou serve
  • ils / elles serventthey serve

Passé composé (Indicatif)

  • j’ai serviI served
  • tu as serviyou served
  • il / elle a servihe / she served
  • nous avons serviwe served
  • vous avez serviyou served
  • ils / elles ont servithey served

Imparfait (Indicatif)

  • je servaisI was serving
  • tu servaisyou were
  • il servaithe was
  • nous servionswe were
  • vous serviezyou were
  • ils servaientthey were

Futur simple (Indicatif)

  • je serviraiI will serve
  • tu servirasyou will
  • il servirahe will
  • nous servironswe will
  • vous servirezyou will
  • ils servirontthey will

Conditionnel présent

  • je serviraisI would serve
  • tu serviraisyou would
  • il serviraithe would
  • nous servirionswe would
  • vous serviriezyou would
  • ils serviraientthey would

Subjonctif présent

  • que je servethat I serve
  • que tu servesthat you
  • qu’il servethat he
  • que nous servionsthat we
  • que vous serviezthat you
  • qu’ils serventthat they

Impératif, Participe & Infinitif

  • servirinfinitive
  • servantpresent participle
  • en servantgerund (gérondif)
  • servipast participle
  • sers · servons · servezimperative
  • avoirauxiliary in compound tenses
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📘 How to use Servir

  • partir / dormir family: drop the consonant in the singular (je sers, il sert) but keep it in the plural (nous servons).
  • Se servir de = to use: je me sers de mon téléphone. Servir à = to be used for: ça sert à quoi ?
  • Everyday: servir food/a customer: on vous sert ? (are you being served?), le dîner est servi.

🔑 Key forms

Participe passéservi (avoir)
Gérondifen servant
Impératifsers ! · servons ! · servez !
Good to knowFamily: partir, sortir, dormir, sentir, mentir (same pattern). « À quoi ça sert ? » = what’s it for?

🔊 Common expressions

On vous sert ?Are you being served?
Je me sers de mon ordinateur tous les jours.I use my computer every day.
Ça sert à quoi ?What’s it for?
Le repas est servi !The meal is served!

🔊 Example sentences

Le serveur nous a servi rapidement.The waiter served us quickly.
Sers-toi, il y en a assez !Help yourself, there’s plenty!
Cet outil sert à couper.This tool is used for cutting.

✍️ Practice

singular (drop v): il ___ (se+rt)

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sert

to use = se servir ___ (preposition)

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de

plural (keep v): nous ___ (serv-)

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servons

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je ___ (Servir — present)

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sers

tu ___ (Servir — passé composé)

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as servi

il ___ (Servir — imperfect)

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servait

nous ___ (Servir — future)

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servirons

vous ___ (Servir — conditional)

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serviriez

Servir conjugation FAQ

What is the present tense of servir?

je sers, tu sers, il / elle sert, nous servons, vous servez, ils / elles servent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.

What is the past participle of servir?

servi — the passé composé is « j’ai servi ». Servir uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.

How do you say servir in the future tense?

« je servirai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.

What does servir mean in English?

to serve. It is one of the essential French verbs — drill the present first, then the passé composé; those two tenses carry most conversations.

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