French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | sers | servais | servirai | servirais | serve | servisse | ||
| tu | sers | servais | serviras | servirais | serves | servisses | ||
| il | sert | servait | servira | servirait | serve | servît | ||
| nous | servons | servions | servirons | servirions | servions | servissions | ||
| vous | servez | serviez | servirez | serviriez | serviez | servissiez | ||
| ils | servent | servaient | serviront | serviraient | servent | servissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai servi | avais servi | aurai servi | aurais servi | aie servi | eusse servi | ||
| tu | as servi | avais servi | auras servi | aurais servi | aies servi | eusses servi | ||
| il | a servi | avait servi | aura servi | aurait servi | ait servi | eût servi | ||
| nous | avons servi | avions servi | aurons servi | aurions servi | ayons servi | eussions servi | ||
| vous | avez servi | aviez servi | aurez servi | auriez servi | ayez servi | eussiez servi | ||
| ils | ont servi | avaient servi | auront servi | auraient servi | aient servi | eussent servi | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | servis | eus servi | (tu) | sers | Present | servant | ||
| tu | servis | eus servi | (nous) | servons | Past | servi | ||
| il | servit | eut servi | (vous) | servez | Perfect | ayant servi | ||
| nous | servîmes | eûmes servi | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | servîtes | eûtes servi | (tu) | aie servi | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | servirent | eurent servi | (nous) | ayons servi | avoir servi | |||
| (vous) | ayez servi | |||||||
Servir is an irregular -ir verb.



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