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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

servir

to serve

  • #107 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: servindo
  • Past participle: servido

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I serve
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you serve
  3. nós we serve
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all serve

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I served
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you served
  3. nós we served
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all served

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to serve
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to serve
  3. nós we are going to serve
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to serve

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to serve
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to serve
  3. nós we used to serve
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to serve

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would serve
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would serve
  3. nós we would serve
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would serve

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I serve
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you serve
  3. nós (that) we serve
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all serve

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I served
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you served
  3. nós (if) we served
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all served

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I serve
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you serve
  3. nós (when) we serve
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all serve

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você serve!
  2. vocês serve! (all of you)

How to use servir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Esse restaurante serve almoço até as três.

    This restaurant serves lunch until three.

  2. Past

    A garçonete serviu a sobremesa com um sorriso.

    The waitress served dessert with a smile.

  3. Future

    A gente vai servir churrasco no domingo.

    We're going to serve barbecue on Sunday.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó servia café para todas as visitas.

    My grandmother used to serve coffee to every visitor.

  5. Conditional

    Eu serviria o peixe com arroz.

    I would serve the fish with rice.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quer que eu sirva o vinho agora?

    Do you want me to serve the wine now?

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eles servissem café da manhã, eu ficaria lá.

    If they served breakfast, I'd stay there.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando servir a sopa, coloque um pouco de queijo.

    When you serve the soup, add a little cheese.

  9. Imperative

    Sirva-se à vontade, tem bastante comida.

    Help yourself, there's plenty of food.

Good to know

  • "Servir para" is to be good for something: "isso não serve para nada".

Where you hear servir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu sirvo o jantar aos meus amigos. I serve dinner to my friends.
  • Eu servi o café depois do jantar. I served coffee after dinner.
  • Eu vou servir o bolo agora. I am going to serve the cake now.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Esse vestido serve em você. That dress fits you.
  • O anel não serviu. The ring didn't fit.
  • Esse anel vai servir. That ring will fit.
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Dinner at My Place

Beginner Level 2 · Pode se servir. · Podem se servir!

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Not a Word to Anyone

Intermediate Level 1 · sirva

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A Dress That Is Simple

Intermediate Level 2 · sirva

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.