Verb Lookup
servir
to serve
🍽️ Infinitive · Infinitivo
servir
sehr-VEER
to serve
Gerund · Gerundio: sirviendo
Participle · Participio: servido
Yo · I
sirvo
serve
Yo sirvo.
I serve.
Tú · You
sirves
serve
Tú sirves.
You serve.
Él / Ella · He / She
sirve
serves
Él / Ella sirve.
He / She serves.
Nosotros · We
servimos
serve
Nosotros servimos.
We serve.
Ellos · They
sirven
serve
Ellos sirven.
They serve.
Why does this change?
- Irregular
- Doesn't follow a predictable pattern in at least one tense — these forms are worth memorizing individually rather than deriving from a rule.
- Stem-changing
- The vowel in the stem changes in most forms (e.g. e→ie, o→ue) — but the endings themselves stay completely regular.
- e→i in the present tense (except nosotros)
- gerund: sirviendo
e→i in the present (see stemChanges), carried through to the preterite third persons and gerund.
Used in lessons · Usado en lecciones
- 🍳 Cooking & Mealtime at Home
Ellas sirvieron pernil.
They served roast pork.
- 🧑🔧 Kinds of Work
¿Qué le sirvo?
What can I get you?
- 🙏 Manners & Thank You
¿Le sirvo a nuestro invitado primero?
Should I serve our guest first? · from a conversation
- 🏙️ Around Town
Buenos días, ¿en qué le puedo servir?
Good morning, how can I help you? · from a conversation
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