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servir
to serve, to be useful
verb
irregular
Word 606 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive
How to conjugate servir
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | sirvo I serve / I am serving / I am useful | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | sirves you serve / you are serving / you are useful | |
| él/ella | sirve he/she serves / he/she is serving / you serve (formal) / you are serving (formal) / he/she is useful / you are useful (formal) | |
| nosotros | servimos we serve / we are serving / we are useful | |
| ellos/ellas | sirven they serve / they are serving / you all serve / you all are serving / they are useful / you all are useful |
Preterite
| yo | serví I served / I was useful | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | serviste you served / you were useful | |
| él/ella | sirvió he/she served / you served (formal) / he/she was useful / you were useful (formal) | |
| nosotros | servimos we served / we were useful | |
| ellos/ellas | sirvieron they served / you all served / they were useful / you all were useful |
Imperfect
| yo | servía I was serving / I used to serve / I was useful / I used to be useful | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | servías you were serving / you used to serve / you were useful / you used to be useful | |
| él/ella | servía he/she was serving / he/she used to serve / you were serving (formal) / you used to serve (formal) / he/she was useful / he/she used to be useful / you were useful (formal) / you used to be useful (formal) | |
| nosotros | servíamos we were serving / we used to serve / we were useful / we used to be useful | |
| ellos/ellas | servían they were serving / they used to serve / you all were serving / you all used to serve / they were useful / they used to be useful / you all were useful / you all used to be useful |
Future
| yo | serviré I will serve / I will be useful | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | servirás you will serve / you will be useful | |
| él/ella | servirá he/she will serve / you will serve (formal) / he/she will be useful / you will be useful (formal) | |
| nosotros | serviremos we will serve / we will be useful | |
| ellos/ellas | servirán they will serve / you all will serve / they will be useful / you all will be useful |
In a sentence
Este teléfono ya no sirve.
This phone is no good anymore.
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