Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sirvo | |
| tú | sirves | |
| él / ella / usted | sirve | |
| nosotros / nosotras | servimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | servís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sirven |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | serví | |
| tú | serviste | |
| él / ella / usted | sirvió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | servimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | servisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sirvieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | servía | |
| tú | servías | |
| él / ella / usted | servía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | servíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | servíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | servían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | serviré | |
| tú | servirás | |
| él / ella / usted | servirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | serviremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | serviréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | servirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | serviría | |
| tú | servirías | |
| él / ella / usted | serviría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | serviríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | serviríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | servirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sirva | |
| tú | sirvas | |
| él / ella / usted | sirva | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sirvamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sirváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sirvan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to serve (to be a servant or worker; to render service)
- to serve (to be a servant for; to work for)
- to be of use, to be good for
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations