Cannot use import statement outside a module

[DeeJEarl88]

C:\Users\person\Desktop\rgs-template\src\server\server.js:1
import express from 'express';
^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module
at wrapSafe (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1072:16)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1122:27)
at Module._compile (C:\Users\person\Desktop\rgs-template\node_modules\pirates\lib\index.js:83:24)
at Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1178:10)
at Object.newLoader [as .js] (C:\Users\person\Desktop\rgs-template\node_modules\pirates\lib\index.js:88:7)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1002:32)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:901:14)
at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:74:12)
at Object. (C:\Users\person\Desktop\rgs-template\node_modules@babel\node\lib_babel-node.js:234:23)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1158:30)
[nodemon] app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting...