Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
Introduction to the verb desservir
The English translation of the French verb desservir is “to serve” or “to clear (a table)”. The infinitive form, desservir, is pronounced as “deh-sehr-veer”.
Desservir comes from the Middle French term “deservir” which means “to remove service from”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of serving or clearing a table, typically in a restaurant or at home.
Examples:
- Je vais desservir la table après le dîner. (I will clear the table after dinner.)
- Le serveur est en train de desservir les assiettes vides. (The waiter is clearing the empty plates.)
- Il est important de desservir correctement les clients au restaurant. (It is important to serve the customers properly at the restaurant.)
Desservir – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of desservir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je dessers | Je dessers la table. | I clear the table. |
tu | tu dessers | Tu dessers la vaisselle. | You clear the dishes. |
il | il dessert | Il dessert le client. | He serves the customer. |
elle | elle dessert | Elle dessert le dessert. | She serves the dessert. |
on | on dessert | On dessert le plat principal. | We serve the main dish. |
nous | nous desservons | Nous desservons le restaurant. | We serve the restaurant. |
vous | vous desservez | Vous desservez le repas. | You serve the meal. |
ils | ils desservent | Ils desservent la gare. | They serve the train station. |
elles | elles desservent | Elles desservent la ville. | They serve the city. |
Other Conjugations for Desservir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb desservir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb desservir
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