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Conjugation of the French verb servir

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

servir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
servir	to serve

Present		Scored
je sers	I serve
tu sers	you serve
il sert	he serves
elle sert	she serves
nous servons	we serve
vous servez	you serve
ils servent	they serve
elles servent	they serve

Imperfect		Scored
je servais	I was serving
tu servais	you were serving
il servait	he was serving
elle servait	she was serving
nous servions	we were serving
vous serviez	you were serving
ils servaient	they were serving
elles servaient	they were serving

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 servis	I served
tu servis	you served
il servit	he served
elle servit	she served
nous servîmes	we served
vous servîtes	you served
ils servirent	they served
elles servirent	they served

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

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

Future		Scored
je servirai	I will serve
tu serviras	you will serve
il servira	he will serve
elle servira	she will serve
nous servirons	we will serve
vous servirez	you will serve
ils serviront	they will serve
elles serviront	they will serve

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 servi	I will have served
tu auras servi	you will have served
il aura servi	he will have served
elle aura servi	she will have served
nous aurons servi	we will have served
vous aurez servi	you will have served
ils auront servi	they will have served
elles auront servi	they will have served

Conditional		Scored
je servirais	I would serve
tu servirais	you would serve
il servirait	he would serve
elle servirait	she would serve
nous servirions	we would serve
vous serviriez	you would serve
ils serviraient	they would serve
elles serviraient	they would serve

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 servi	I would have served
tu aurais servi	you would have served
il aurait servi	he would have served
elle aurait servi	she would have served
nous aurions servi	we would have served
vous auriez servi	you would have served
ils auraient servi	they would have served
elles auraient servi	they would have served

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je serve	(... that) I serve
(... que) tu serves	(... that) you serve
(... que) il serve	(... that) he serves
(... que) elle serve	(... that) she serves
(... que) nous servions	(... that) we serve
(... que) vous serviez	(... that) you serve
(... que) ils servent	(... that) they serve
(... que) elles servent	(... that) they serve

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je servisse	(... that) I was serving
(... que) tu servisses	(... that) you were serving
(... que) il servît	(... that) he was serving
(... que) elle servît	(... that) she was serving
(... que) nous servissions	(... that) we were serving
(... que) vous servissiez	(... that) you were serving
(... que) ils servissent	(... that) they were serving
(... que) elles servissent	(... that) they were serving

Imperative		Scored
sers	Serve
servons	Let's serve
servez	Serve

Present Participle		Scored
servant	serving

Past Participle		Scored
servi	served

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