How to conjugate Servir in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Servir
- Servir in the Indicative Present
- Servir in the Indicative Preterite
- Servir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Servir in the Indicative Future
- Servir in the Indicative Conditional
- Servir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Servir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Servir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Servir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Servir
- Servir in the Subjunctive Present
- Servir in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Servir in the Subjunctive Future
- Servir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Servir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Servir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Servir
- Servir in the Imperative Affirmative
- Servir in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Servir is the Spanish verb for to serve. It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | servir | to serve |
| Past participle | servido | served |
| Gerund | sirviendo | serving |
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Indicative Tenses of Servir
Servir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of servir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "sirvo", meaning "I serve".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sirvo | I serve |
| Tú | sirves | you serve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sirve | s/he serve, you (formal) serve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | servimos | we serve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | servís | you (plural) serve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sirven | they serve, you (plural formal) serve |
Servir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of servir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "serví", meaning "I served".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | serví | I served |
| Tú | serviste | you served |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sirvió | s/he served, you (formal) served |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | servimos | we served |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | servisteis | you (plural) served |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sirvieron | they served, you (plural formal) served |
Servir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of servir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "servía", meaning "I used to serve".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | servía | I used to serve |
| Tú | servías | you used to serve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | servía | s/he used to serve, you (formal) used to serve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | servíamos | we used to serve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | servíais | you (plural) used to serve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | servían | they used to serve, you (plural formal) used to serve |
Servir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of servir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "serviré", meaning "I will serve".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | serviré | I will serve |
| Tú | servirás | you will serve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | servirá | s/he will serve, you (formal) will serve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | serviremos | we will serve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | serviréis | you (plural) will serve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | servirán | they will serve, you (plural formal) will serve |
Servir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of servir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "serviría", meaning "I would serve".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | serviría | I would serve |
| Tú | servirías | you would serve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | serviría | s/he would serve, you (formal) would serve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | serviríamos | we would serve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | serviríais | you (plural) would serve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | servirían | they would serve, you (plural formal) would serve |
Servir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of servir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he servido", meaning "I have served".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he servido | I have served |
| Tú | has servido | you have served |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha servido | s/he has served, you (formal) have served |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos servido | we have served |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis servido | you (plural) have served |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han servido | they have served, you (plural formal) have served |
Servir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of servir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había servido", meaning "I had served".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había servido | I had served |
| Tú | habías servido | you had served |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había servido | s/he had served, you (formal) had served |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos servido | we had served |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais servido | you (plural) had served |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían servido | they had served, you (plural formal) had served |
Servir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of servir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré servido", meaning "I will have served".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré servido | I will have served |
| Tú | habrás servido | you will have served |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá servido | s/he will have served, you (formal) will have served |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos servido | we will have served |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis servido | you (plural) will have served |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán servido | they will have served, you (plural formal) will have served |
Servir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of servir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría servido", meaning "I would have served".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría servido | I would have served |
| Tú | habrías servido | you would have served |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría servido | s/he would have served, you (formal) would have served |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos servido | we would have served |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais servido | you (plural) would have served |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían servido | they would have served, you (plural formal) would have served |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Servir
Servir in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "sirva", meaning "I serve".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sirva | I serve |
| Tú | sirvas | you serve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sirva | s/he serve, you (formal) serve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sirvamos | we serve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sirváis | you (plural) serve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sirvan | they serve, you (plural formal) serve |
Servir in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "sirviera", meaning "I served".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sirviera | I served |
| Tú | sirvieras | you served |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sirviera | s/he served, you (formal) served |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sirviéramos | we served |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sirvierais | you (plural) served |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sirvieran | they served, you (plural formal) served |
Servir in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "sirviere", meaning "I will serve".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | sirviere | I will serve |
| Tú | sirvieres | you will serve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sirviere | s/he will serve, you (formal) will serve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sirviéremos | we will serve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | sirviereis | you (plural) will serve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sirvieren | they will serve, you (plural formal) will serve |
Servir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya servido", meaning "I have served".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya servido | I have served |
| Tú | hayas servido | you have served |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya servido | s/he has served, you (formal) have served |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos servido | we have served |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis servido | you (plural) have served |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan servido | they have served, you (plural formal) have served |
Servir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera servido", meaning "I had served".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera servido | I had served |
| Tú | hubieras servido | you had served |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera servido | s/he had served, you (formal) had served |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos servido | we had served |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais servido | you (plural) had served |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran servido | they had served, you (plural formal) had served |
Servir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere servido", meaning "I will have served".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere servido | I will have served |
| Tú | hubieres servido | you will have served |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere servido | s/he will have served, you (formal) will have served |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos servido | we will have served |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis servido | you (plural) will have served |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren servido | they will have served, you (plural formal) will have served |
Imperative Tenses of Servir
Servir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "sirva", meaning "(to you formal) serve!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | sirve | (to you) serve! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | sirva | (to you formal) serve! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | sirvamos | (to we) serve! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | servid | (to you plural) serve! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | sirvan | (to you plural formal) serve! |
Servir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no sirva", meaning "(to you formal) don't serve!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no sirvas | (to you) don't serve! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no sirva | (to you formal) don't serve! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no sirvamos | (to we) don't serve! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no sirváis | (to you plural) don't serve! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no sirvan | (to you plural formal) don't serve! |
Example sentences and usage
- No servirá de nada seguir pensando. It's useless to keep on thinking any more.
- Llorar no sirve de nada. Crying is of no avail.
- La cena se servirá a bordo del avión. Dinner will be served on board the plane.
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