Conjugation of servir in Spanish
servirto serveirregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sirvo | |
| tú | sirves | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sirve | |
| nosotros | servimos | |
| vosotros | servís | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sirven |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- yo
servosirvoThe stem changes to 'sirv-' in the first person singular: 'yo sirvo'.
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | serví | |
| tú | serviste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sirvió | |
| nosotros | servimos | |
| vosotros | servisteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sirvieron |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | servía | |
| tú | servías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | servía | |
| nosotros | servíamos | |
| vosotros | servíais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | servían |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | serviré | |
| tú | servirás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | servirá | |
| nosotros | serviremos | |
| vosotros | serviréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | servirán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | serviría | |
| tú | servirías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | serviría | |
| nosotros | serviríamos | |
| vosotros | serviríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | servirían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sirva | |
| tú | sirvas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sirva | |
| nosotros | sirvamos | |
| vosotros | sirváis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sirvan |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- yo
servasirvaUse the stem-changing form 'sirva', not the regular-looking 'serva'.
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sirviera | |
| tú | sirvieras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sirviera | |
| nosotros | sirviéramos | |
| vosotros | sirvierais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sirvieran |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | sirve | |
| él/ella/Ud. | sirva | |
| nosotros | sirvamos | |
| vosotros | servid | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sirvan |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
sirvassirveThe affirmative tú imperative is 'sirve'; 'sirvas' is the present subjunctive.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sirviendo |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | servido |
servir — frequently asked questions
Is servir a regular verb?
No — servir is an irregular Spanish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does servir mean?
servir is a Spanish verb meaning "to serve".