Servir — to serve | French Verb Chart
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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.
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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
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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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