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Conjugation of the French verb serrer

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb serrer, along with their English translations.

serrer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
serrer	to tighten

Present		Scored
je serre	I tighten
tu serres	you tighten
il serre	he tightens
elle serre	she tightens
nous serrons	we tighten
vous serrez	you tighten
ils serrent	they tighten
elles serrent	they tighten

Imperfect		Scored
je serrais	I was tightening
tu serrais	you were tightening
il serrait	he was tightening
elle serrait	she was tightening
nous serrions	we were tightening
vous serriez	you were tightening
ils serraient	they were tightening
elles serraient	they were tightening

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je serrai	I tightened
tu serras	you tightened
il serra	he tightened
elle serra	she tightened
nous serrâmes	we tightened
vous serrâtes	you tightened
ils serrèrent	they tightened
elles serrèrent	they tightened

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai serré	I have tightened
tu as serré	you have tightened
il a serré	he has tightened
elle a serré	she has tightened
nous avons serré	we have tightened
vous avez serré	you have tightened
ils ont serré	they have tightened
elles ont serré	they have tightened

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais serré	I had tightened
tu avais serré	you had tightened
il avait serré	he had tightened
elle avait serré	she had tightened
nous avions serré	we had tightened
vous aviez serré	you had tightened
ils avaient serré	they had tightened
elles avaient serré	they had tightened

Future		Scored
je serrerai	I will tighten
tu serreras	you will tighten
il serrera	he will tighten
elle serrera	she will tighten
nous serrerons	we will tighten
vous serrerez	you will tighten
ils serreront	they will tighten
elles serreront	they will tighten

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai serré	I will have tightened
tu auras serré	you will have tightened
il aura serré	he will have tightened
elle aura serré	she will have tightened
nous aurons serré	we will have tightened
vous aurez serré	you will have tightened
ils auront serré	they will have tightened
elles auront serré	they will have tightened

Conditional		Scored
je serrerais	I would tighten
tu serrerais	you would tighten
il serrerait	he would tighten
elle serrerait	she would tighten
nous serrerions	we would tighten
vous serreriez	you would tighten
ils serreraient	they would tighten
elles serreraient	they would tighten

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais serré	I would have tightened
tu aurais serré	you would have tightened
il aurait serré	he would have tightened
elle aurait serré	she would have tightened
nous aurions serré	we would have tightened
vous auriez serré	you would have tightened
ils auraient serré	they would have tightened
elles auraient serré	they would have tightened

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je serre	(... that) I tighten
(... que) tu serres	(... that) you tighten
(... que) il serre	(... that) he tightens
(... que) elle serre	(... that) she tightens
(... que) nous serrions	(... that) we tighten
(... que) vous serriez	(... that) you tighten
(... que) ils serrent	(... that) they tighten
(... que) elles serrent	(... that) they tighten

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je serrasse	(... that) I was tightening
(... que) tu serrasses	(... that) you were tightening
(... que) il serrât	(... that) he was tightening
(... que) elle serrât	(... that) she was tightening
(... que) nous serrassions	(... that) we were tightening
(... que) vous serrassiez	(... that) you were tightening
(... que) ils serrassent	(... that) they were tightening
(... que) elles serrassent	(... that) they were tightening

Imperative		Scored
serre	Tighten
serrons	Let's tighten
serrez	Tighten

Present Participle		Scored
serrant	tightening

Past Participle		Scored
serré	tightened

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