servir (to serve) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables
Learn to conjugate servir (to serve) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.
servir — Present Simple in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | sers | Je sers du café tous les matins. | I serve coffee every morning. |
| tu | sers | Tu sers le dîner à sept heures. | You serve dinner at seven. |
| il/elle | sert | Elle sert les clients avec le sourire. | She serves customers with a smile. |
| nous | servons | Nous servons du pain frais ici. | We serve fresh bread here. |
| vous | servez | Vous servez un excellent vin. | You all serve excellent wine. |
| ils/elles | servent | Ils servent le déjeuner à midi. | They serve lunch at noon. |
servir — Present Perfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | ai servi | J'ai servi le déjeuner à mes amis. | I served lunch to my friends. |
| tu | as servi | Tu as servi la soupe trop chaude. | You served the soup too hot. |
| il/elle | a servi | Il/Elle a servi des boissons à la fête. | He/She served drinks at the party. |
| nous | avons servi | Nous avons servi de la pizza pour le dîner. | We served pizza for dinner. |
| vous | avez servi | Vous avez servi le repas parfaitement. | You all served the meal perfectly. |
| ils/elles | ont servi | Ils/Elles ont servi du thé avec des biscuits. | They served tea with cookies. |
servir — Imperfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | servais | Je servais des boissons quand tu es arrivé. | I was serving drinks when you arrived. |
| tu | servais | Tu servais dans ce restaurant. | You used to serve at that restaurant. |
| il/elle | servait | Il servait le dessert aux invités. | He was serving dessert to the guests. |
| nous | servions | Nous servions le petit-déjeuner toute la matinée. | We were serving breakfast all morning. |
| vous | serviez | Vous serviez le thé l'après-midi. | You all used to serve tea in the afternoon. |
| ils/elles | servaient | Elles servaient de la soupe chaude hier. | They were serving hot soup yesterday. |
servir — Future in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | servirai | Je servirai le plat principal bientôt. | I'll serve the main course soon. |
| tu | serviras | Tu serviras à la fête demain. | You'll serve at the party tomorrow. |
| il/elle | servira | Elle servira du champagne à minuit. | She'll serve champagne at midnight. |
| nous | servirons | Nous servirons de la pizza ce soir. | We'll serve pizza tonight. |
| vous | servirez | Vous servirez les apéritifs en premier. | You all will serve the appetizers first. |
| ils/elles | serviront | Ils serviront de la glace au dessert. | They'll serve ice cream for dessert. |
servir — Conditional in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | servirais | Je servirais plus de légumes si je pouvais. | I'd serve more vegetables if I could. |
| tu | servirais | Tu servirais mieux avec de la pratique. | You'd serve better with practice. |
| il/elle | servirait | Il servirait du vin avec ce repas. | He'd serve wine with this meal. |
| nous | servirions | Nous servirions plus tôt le week-end. | We'd serve earlier on weekends. |
| vous | serviriez | Vous serviriez plus de clients avec de l'aide. | You all would serve more customers with help. |
| ils/elles | serviraient | Elles serviraient le petit-déjeuner si elles ouvraient plus tôt. | They'd serve breakfast if they opened earlier. |