servir
B1to serve (to be a servant or worker; to render service)
servir in every tense
All six simple tenses of servir, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | sirvo |
| tú | sirves |
| él/ella/usted | sirve |
| nosotros | servimos |
| vosotros | servís |
| ellos/ustedes | sirven |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | serví |
| tú | serviste |
| él/ella/usted | sirvió |
| nosotros | servimos |
| vosotros | servisteis |
| ellos/ustedes | sirvieron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | servía |
| tú | servías |
| él/ella/usted | servía |
| nosotros | servíamos |
| vosotros | servíais |
| ellos/ustedes | servían |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | serviré |
| tú | servirás |
| él/ella/usted | servirá |
| nosotros | serviremos |
| vosotros | serviréis |
| ellos/ustedes | servirán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | serviría |
| tú | servirías |
| él/ella/usted | serviría |
| nosotros | serviríamos |
| vosotros | serviríais |
| ellos/ustedes | servirían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | sirva |
| tú | sirvas |
| él/ella/usted | sirva |
| nosotros | sirvamos |
| vosotros | sirváis |
| ellos/ustedes | sirvan |
stem change e>i
servir in example sentences
Forms of servir appear in 181 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
¿Qué sirvieron en la fiesta?
What was served at the party?
ellos/ustedes · preterite · Tatoeba #1172327
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the servir family
Forms of servir with their own word page:
Nouns and adjectives built on the same stem:
Verbs conjugated like servir
The same pattern (stem change e>i), nearest in the frequency list:
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