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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.

Present	Perfect
je sers tu sers il/elle sert nous servons vous servez ils/elles servent Pronounce these verb forms	j' ai servi tu as servi il/elle a servi nous avons servi vous avez servi ils/elles ont servi Pronounce these verb forms
Imperfect	Pluperfect
je servais tu servais il/elle servait nous servions vous serviez ils/elles servaient Pronounce these verb forms	j' avais servi tu avais servi il/elle avait servi nous avions servi vous aviez servi ils/elles avaient servi Pronounce these verb forms
Future	Future-perfect
je servirai tu serviras il/elle servira nous servirons vous servirez ils/elles serviront Pronounce these verb forms	j' aurai servi tu auras servi il/elle aura servi nous aurons servi vous aurez servi ils/elles auront servi Pronounce these verb forms
Conditional	Conditional perfect
je servirais tu servirais il/elle servirait nous servirions vous serviriez ils/elles serviraient Pronounce these verb forms	j' aurais servi tu aurais servi il/elle aurait servi nous aurions servi vous auriez servi ils/elles auraient servi Pronounce these verb forms
Present subjunctive	Perfect subjunctive
je serve tu serves il/elle serve nous servions vous serviez ils/elles servent Pronounce these verb forms	j' aie servi tu aies servi il/elle ait servi nous ayons servi vous ayez servi ils/elles aient servi Pronounce these verb forms
Past historic	Past anterior
je servis tu servis il/elle servit nous servîmes vous servîtes ils/elles servirent Pronounce these verb forms	j' eus servi tu eus servi il/elle eut servi nous eûmes servi vous eûtes servi ils/elles eurent servi Pronounce these verb forms

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.