French reference
servir
to serve, to be useful
Irregular · 19 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 serve |
| tu | you serve |
| il/elle/on | he/she serves |
| nous | we serve |
| vous | you (plural/formal) serve |
| ils/elles | they serve |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I served; I have served |
| tu | you served; you have served |
| il/elle/on | he/she served; he/she has served |
| nous | we served; we have served |
| vous | you (plural/formal) served; you (plural/formal) have served |
| ils/elles | they served; they have served |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to serve |
| tu | you used to serve |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to serve |
| nous | we used to serve |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to serve |
| ils/elles | they used to serve |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had served |
| tu | you had served |
| il/elle/on | he/she had served |
| nous | we had served |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had served |
| ils/elles | they had served |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will serve |
| tu | you will serve |
| il/elle/on | he/she will serve |
| nous | we will serve |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will serve |
| ils/elles | they will serve |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have served |
| tu | you will have served |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have served |
| nous | we will have served |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have served |
| ils/elles | they will have served |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to serve |
| tu | you are going to serve |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to serve |
| nous | we are going to serve |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to serve |
| ils/elles | they are going to serve |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just served |
| tu | you have just served |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just served |
| nous | we have just served |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just served |
| ils/elles | they have just served |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I served |
| tu | you served |
| il/elle/on | he/she served |
| nous | we served |
| vous | you (plural/formal) served |
| ils/elles | they served |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had served |
| tu | you had served |
| il/elle/on | he/she had served |
| nous | we had served |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had served |
| ils/elles | they had served |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would serve |
| tu | you would serve |
| il/elle/on | he/she would serve |
| nous | we would serve |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would serve |
| ils/elles | they would serve |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have served |
| tu | you would have served |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have served |
| nous | we would have served |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have served |
| ils/elles | they would have served |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have served |
| tu | you would have served |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have served |
| nous | we would have served |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have served |
| ils/elles | they would have served |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I serve |
| tu | (that) you serve |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she serves |
| nous | (that) we serve |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) serve |
| ils/elles | (that) they serve |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have served |
| tu | (that) you have served |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has served |
| nous | (that) we have served |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have served |
| ils/elles | (that) they have served |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I served |
| tu | (that) you served |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she served |
| nous | (that) we served |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) served |
| ils/elles | (that) they served |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had served |
| tu | (that) you had served |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had served |
| nous | (that) we had served |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had served |
| ils/elles | (that) they had served |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | serve! |
| nous | let's serve! |
| vous | serve! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have served by then! |
| nous | let's have served by then! |
| vous | have served by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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