Servir conjugation
to serve
Past participleservi
Auxiliaryavoir
Present participleservant
Future stemservir-
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Servir in the main GCSE tenses
highlighted forms don't follow the regular pattern, so learn these ones carefully.
Présent present
| je sers |
| tu sers |
| il/elle/on sert |
| nous servons |
| vous servez |
| ils/elles servent |
Passé composé perfect
| j'ai servi |
| tu as servi |
| il/elle/on a servi |
| nous avons servi |
| vous avez servi |
| ils/elles ont servi |
Imparfait imperfect
| je servais |
| tu servais |
| il/elle/on servait |
| nous servions |
| vous serviez |
| ils/elles servaient |
Futur proche near future
| je vais servir |
| tu vas servir |
| il/elle/on va servir |
| nous allons servir |
| vous allez servir |
| ils/elles vont servir |
Futur simple simple future
| je servirai |
| tu serviras |
| il/elle/on servira |
| nous servirons |
| vous servirez |
| ils/elles serviront |
Conditionnel conditional
| je servirais |
| tu servirais |
| il/elle/on servirait |
| nous servirions |
| vous serviriez |
| ils/elles serviraient |
Impératif imperative (commands)
| (tu) sers |
| (nous) servons |
| (vous) servez |
Also useful at Higher (aim for grades 7 to 9)
Plus-que-parfait pluperfect
| j'avais servi |
| tu avais servi |
| il/elle/on avait servi |
| nous avions servi |
| vous aviez servi |
| ils/elles avaient servi |
Subjonctif présent present subjunctive
| que je serve |
| que tu serves |
| qu'il/elle/on serve |
| que nous servions |
| que vous serviez |
| qu'ils/elles servent |
Quick questions about servir
Is servir regular or irregular?
Servir is an irregular verb. The highlighted forms in the tables are the ones that break the regular pattern.
Does servir take avoir or être in the passé composé?
Servir takes avoir: j'ai servi.
What is the past participle of servir?
The past participle of servir is servi.
What is the future stem of servir?
The future and conditional stem of servir is servir-: je servirai, je servirais.
See also: se servir (to use, make use of).
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