French reference
se servir
to help oneself
Irregular · 18 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I help myself |
| tu | you help yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she helps himself/herself |
| nous | we help ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) help yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they help themselves |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I helped myself; I have helped myself |
| tu | you helped yourself; you have helped yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she helped himself/herself; he/she has helped himself/herself |
| nous | we helped ourselves; we have helped ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) helped yourself/yourselves; you (plural/formal) have helped yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they helped themselves; they have helped themselves |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to help myself |
| tu | you used to help yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to help himself/herself |
| nous | we used to help ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to help yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they used to help themselves |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had helped myself |
| tu | you had helped yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she had helped himself/herself |
| nous | we had helped ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had helped yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they had helped themselves |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will help myself |
| tu | you will help yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she will help himself/herself |
| nous | we will help ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will help yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they will help themselves |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have helped myself |
| tu | you will have helped yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have helped himself/herself |
| nous | we will have helped ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have helped yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they will have helped themselves |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to help myself |
| tu | you are going to help yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to help himself/herself |
| nous | we are going to help ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to help yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they are going to help themselves |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just helped myself |
| tu | you have just helped yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just helped himself/herself |
| nous | we have just helped ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just helped yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they have just helped themselves |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I helped myself |
| tu | you helped yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she helped himself/herself |
| nous | we helped ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) helped yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they helped themselves |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had helped myself |
| tu | you had helped yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she had helped himself/herself |
| nous | we had helped ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had helped yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they had helped themselves |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would help myself |
| tu | you would help yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she would help himself/herself |
| nous | we would help ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would help yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they would help themselves |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have helped myself |
| tu | you would have helped yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have helped himself/herself |
| nous | we would have helped ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have helped yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they would have helped themselves |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have helped myself |
| tu | you would have helped yourself |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have helped himself/herself |
| nous | we would have helped ourselves |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have helped yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | they would have helped themselves |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I help myself |
| tu | (that) you help yourself |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she helps himself/herself |
| nous | (that) we help ourselves |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) help yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | (that) they help themselves |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have helped myself |
| tu | (that) you have helped yourself |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has helped himself/herself |
| nous | (that) we have helped ourselves |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have helped yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | (that) they have helped themselves |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I helped myself |
| tu | (that) you helped yourself |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she helped himself/herself |
| nous | (that) we helped ourselves |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) helped yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | (that) they helped themselves |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had helped myself |
| tu | (that) you had helped yourself |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had helped himself/herself |
| nous | (that) we had helped ourselves |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had helped yourself/yourselves |
| ils/elles | (that) they had helped themselves |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | help yourself! |
| nous | let's help ourselves! |
| vous | help yourself/yourselves! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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