The Spanish verb servir means "to serve". Below are its 8 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 yo sirvo, tú sirves, él/ella/usted sirve, nosotros servimos, vosotros servís, ellos/ellas/ustedes sirven. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | sirvo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | sirves (irregular) | |
| él/ | sirve (irregular) | |
| nosotros | servimos | |
| vosotros | servís | |
| ellos/ | sirven (irregular) |
| yo | serví |
|---|---|
| tú | serviste |
| él/ | sirvió (irregular) |
| nosotros | servimos |
| vosotros | servisteis |
| ellos/ | sirvieron (irregular) |
| yo | servía |
|---|---|
| tú | servías |
| él/ | servía |
| nosotros | servíamos |
| vosotros | servíais |
| ellos/ | servían |
| yo | serviré |
|---|---|
| tú | servirás |
| él/ | servirá |
| nosotros | serviremos |
| vosotros | serviréis |
| ellos/ | servirán |
| yo | serviría |
|---|---|
| tú | servirías |
| él/ | serviría |
| nosotros | serviríamos |
| vosotros | serviríais |
| ellos/ | servirían |
| yo | sirva (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | sirvas (irregular) |
| él/ | sirva (irregular) |
| nosotros | sirvamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | sirváis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | sirvan (irregular) |
| tú | sirve (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | sirva (irregular) |
| nosotros | sirvamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | servid |
| ustedes | sirvan (irregular) |
| yo | he servido |
|---|---|
| tú | has servido |
| él/ | ha servido |
| nosotros | hemos servido |
| vosotros | habéis servido |
| ellos/ | han servido |
Servir is irregular. The present has the stem change e to i in sirvo, sirves, sirve, and sirven, while servimos and servís keep e. The preterite and present subjunctive also show sirv, and the gerund is sirviendo.
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No. Servir is irregular: its stem changes in several forms, such as sirvo, sirvió, and sirva.
The present forms sirvo, sirves, sirve, and sirven change e to i. Servimos and servís keep the vowel e.
The gerund is sirviendo and the past participle is servido. The present perfect uses the auxiliary haber, as in he servido.