A few days ago
vickemble

Which is correct?

First come, first served.

Or

First come, first serve

I do not know which is correct. What is the tense of come and serve?

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A few days ago
angel_nurse82

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“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.”

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A few days ago
lomatar1186
the first one.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
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.

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A few days ago
akaDelilah
First come, first served.

=)

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A few days ago
Canebrake
First come, first served.

“The first to come shall be the first to be served.”

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A few days ago
Manz
first come, first served

people coming first are served first

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A few days ago
aWellWisher
‘First come, first served’ is correct.

Tense is past-participant.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
hi,

i think its first come first serve.i hope i helped

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