The Portuguese verb servir means "to serve". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of servir is eu sirvo, tu serves, ele/ela serve, nós servimos, vós servis, eles/elas servem. It is irregular: 1 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| eu | sirvo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | serves | |
| ele/ | serve | |
| nós | servimos | |
| vós | servis | |
| eles/ | servem |
| eu | servi |
|---|---|
| tu | serviste |
| ele/ | serviu |
| nós | servimos |
| vós | servistes |
| eles/ | serviram |
| eu | servia |
|---|---|
| tu | servias |
| ele/ | servia |
| nós | servíamos |
| vós | servíeis |
| eles/ | serviam |
| eu | servirei |
|---|---|
| tu | servirás |
| ele/ | servirá |
| nós | serviremos |
| vós | servireis |
| eles/ | servirão |
| eu | serviria |
|---|---|
| tu | servirias |
| ele/ | serviria |
| nós | serviríamos |
| vós | serviríeis |
| eles/ | serviriam |
| que eu | sirva (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | sirvas (irregular) |
| que ele/ | sirva (irregular) |
| que nós | sirvamos (irregular) |
| que vós | sirvais (irregular) |
| que eles/ | sirvam (irregular) |
| tu | serve |
|---|---|
| você | sirva (irregular) |
| nós | sirvamos (irregular) |
| vós | servi |
| vocês | sirvam (irregular) |
Servir is irregular. The present eu form is sirvo, and the present subjunctive uses the sirv stem, as in sirva and sirvamos. The você, nós and vocês commands are sirva, sirvamos and sirvam.
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No. Servir is irregular.
The forms are sirva, sirvas, sirva, sirvamos, sirvais and sirvam.
The present eu form is sirvo. The present subjunctive and the você, nós and vocês commands also use the sirv stem.