Grammar Entry 654 / 1011 60-second read

First come, first serve vs. First come, first served

Past participle.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

Tickets are first come, first serve.

✓ Correct

Tickets are first come, first served.

The ruleii

FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED.

The set phrase uses the past participle SERVED — "whoever comes first is served first."

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Add the -d.

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