servir: Conjugation

The servir conjugation tables below show how to form the French verb servir according to tense and person. To listen to the pronunciation of a given tense of servir, click on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom of the table. See the notes on the conjugation of servir at the end of this page.

PresentPerfect

jesers
tusers
il/ellesert
nousservons
vousservez
ils/ellesservent
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j'ai servi
tuas servi
il/ellea servi
nousavons servi
vousavez servi
ils/ellesont servi
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ImperfectPluperfect

jeservais
tuservais
il/elleservait
nousservions
vousserviez
ils/ellesservaient
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j'avais servi
tuavais servi
il/elleavait servi
nousavions servi
vousaviez servi
ils/ellesavaient servi
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FutureFuture-perfect

jeservirai
tuserviras
il/elleservira
nousservirons
vousservirez
ils/ellesserviront
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j'aurai servi
tuauras servi
il/elleaura servi
nousaurons servi
vousaurez servi
ils/ellesauront servi
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ConditionalConditional perfect

jeservirais
tuservirais
il/elleservirait
nousservirions
vousserviriez
ils/ellesserviraient
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j'aurais servi
tuaurais servi
il/elleaurait servi
nousaurions servi
vousauriez servi
ils/ellesauraient servi
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Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive

jeserve
tuserves
il/elleserve
nousservions
vousserviez
ils/ellesservent
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j'aie servi
tuaies servi
il/elleait servi
nousayons servi
vousayez servi
ils/ellesaient servi
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Past historicPast anterior

jeservis
tuservis
il/elleservit
nousservîmes
vousservîtes
ils/ellesservirent
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j'eus servi
tueus servi
il/elleeut servi
nouseûmes servi
vouseûtes servi
ils/elleseurent servi
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This verb belongs to a pattern in which there is a 'characteristic consonant' immediately before the -ir of the infinitive. This consonant is absent in the singular present tense forms, but appears in other forms. These verbs also characteristically have a past participle ending in -i.

Apart from the behaviour of the characteristic consonant, this verb pattern is very similar to the regular -ir pattern, but without -ss- before its endings. It is also similar to the regular -er pattern but with -i in the past participle, and present tense singular endings -s/-t.

Common verbs following this pattern include: dormir (to sleep), mentir (to lie, not tell the truth), partir (to leave), sentir (to feel, smell), servir (to serve), sortir (to go/come out). Compounds such as endormir to put to sleep naturally follow the same pattern.