First come, first served.
Or
First come, first serve
I do not know which is correct. What is the tense of come and serve?
2007-08-13 14:23:17 · 8 answers · asked by vickemble 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"First come, first served."
Tenses: Come, came, has come
Serve, served, has served
Tenses are usually spoken of in present, and past, and past with a helper verb. Your
sentence is future tense, not even present.
You are saying, "The first one to get here (come) is the first one to BE served," be is the helper verb. So, reasoning this, I would have to say, "First come, first served."
2007-08-13 14:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by angel_nurse82 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first one.
2007-08-13 14:31:18 · answer #2 · answered by lomatar1186 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First come, first served.
The first person or people to arrive are going to be the first to be served eg. their meal in a restaurant.
2007-08-13 14:43:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First come, first served.
=)
2007-08-13 14:35:29 · answer #4 · answered by akaDelilah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First come, first served.
"The first to come shall be the first to be served."
2007-08-13 14:27:38 · answer #5 · answered by Canebrake 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first come, first served
people coming first are served first
2007-08-13 15:17:09 · answer #6 · answered by Manz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'First come, first served' is correct.
Tense is past-participant.
2007-08-13 14:26:08 · answer #7 · answered by aWellWisher 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi,
i think its first come first serve.i hope i helped
2007-08-13 15:22:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋