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servire

to serve, to be useful

verb Word 176 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate servire

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io servo I serve / I am serving / I am useful
tu servi you serve / you are serving / you are useful
lui/lei serve he/she serves / he/she is serving / he/she is useful
noi serviamo we serve / we are serving / we are useful
voi servite you all serve / you all are serving / you all are useful
loro servono they serve / they are serving / they are useful

Imperfect

io servivo I was serving / I used to serve / I was useful
tu servivi you were serving / you used to serve / you were useful
lui/lei serviva he/she was serving / he/she used to serve / he/she was useful
noi servivamo we were serving / we used to serve / we were useful
voi servivate you all were serving / you all used to serve / you all were useful
loro servivano they were serving / they used to serve / they were useful

Future

io servirò I will serve / I will be useful
tu servirai you will serve / you will be useful
lui/lei servirà he/she will serve / he/she will be useful
noi serviremo we will serve / we will be useful
voi servirete you all will serve / you all will be useful
loro serviranno they will serve / they will be useful

Passato prossimo

io ho servito I served / I have served / I was useful / I have been useful
tu hai servito you served / you have served / you were useful / you have been useful
lui/lei ha servito he/she served / he/she has served / he/she was useful / he/she has been useful
noi abbiamo servito we served / we have served / we were useful / we have been useful
voi avete servito you all served / you all have served / you all were useful / you all have been useful
loro hanno servito they served / they have served / they were useful / they have been useful

In a sentence

Ti serve aiuto con la macchina?

Do you need help with the car?

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