Conjugation of to serve

Conjugation of the English verb to serve with pronunciation. To serve is regular.

Serve verb conjugation

	Tense	Conjugation
1.	Infinitive (stem):	serve
2.	Past simple:	served
3.	Past participle:	served
4.	3rd person singular:	serves
5.	Present participle:	serving
6.	Imperative:	serve!

Similar conjugations

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Active voice
Passive voice

Active voice of to serve

Active conjugation of the regular verb to serve in all tenses and persons.

Nominal forms

Infinitive:
To serve

Present participle:
serving

Past participle:
served

Indicative

Present
I	serve
you	serve
he/she/it	serves
we	serve
you	serve
they	serve

Perfect
I	have served
you	have served
he/she/it	has served
we	have served
you	have served
they	have served

Past
I	served
you	served
he/she/it	served
we	served
you	served
they	served

Past perfect
I	had served
you	had served
he/she/it	had served
we	had served
you	had served
they	had served

Future
I	will serve
you	will serve
he/she/it	will serve
we	will serve
you	will serve
they	will serve

Future perfect
I	will have served
you	will have served
he/she/it	will have served
we	will have served
you	will have served
they	will have served

Conditional

Present
I	would serve
you	would serve
he/she/it	would serve
we	would serve
you	would serve
they	would serve

Perfect
I	would have served
you	would have served
he/she/it	would have served
we	would have served
you	would have served
they	would have served

Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
I	am serving
you	are serving
he/she/it	is serving
we	are serving
you	are serving
they	are serving

Present perfect
I	have been serving
you	have been serving
he/she/it	have been serving
we	have been serving
you	have been serving
they	have been serving

Past
I	was serving
you	were serving
he/she/it	was serving
we	were serving
you	were serving
they	were serving

Past perfect
I	had been serving
you	had been serving
he/she/it	had been serving
we	had been serving
you	had been serving
they	had been serving

Future
I	will be serving
you	will be serving
he/she/it	will be serving
we	will be serving
you	will be serving
they	will be serving

Future perfect
I	will have been serving
you	will have been serving
he/she/it	will have been serving
we	will have been serving
you	will have been serving
they	will have been serving

Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
I	would serve
you	would serve
he/she/it	would serve
we	would serve
you	would serve
they	would serve

Perfect
I	would have served
you	would have served
he/she/it	would have served
we	would have served
you	would have served
they	would have served

Imperative

Affirmative
you	serve!
we	Let's serve!
you (pl.)	serve!

Negative
you	don't serve! (do not serve)
you (pl.)	don't serve! (do not serve)

Passive voice of to serve

The passive voice of to serve is created by combining a form of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the verb.

Nominal forms

Infinitive:
To serve

Past participle:
served

Indicative

Present
I	am served
you	are served
he/she/it	is served
we	are served
you	are served
they	are served

Perfect
I	have been served
you	have been served
he/she/it	has been served
we	have been served
you	have been served
they	have been served

Past
I	was served
you	were served
he/she/it	was served
we	were served
you	were served
they	were served

Past perfect
I	had been served
you	had been served
he/she/it	had been served
we	had been served
you	had been served
they	had been served

Future
I	will be served
you	will be served
he/she/it	will be served
we	will be served
you	will be served
they	will be served

Future perfect
I	will have been served
you	will have been served
he/she/it	will have been served
we	will have been served
you	will have been served
they	will have been served

Conditional

Present
I	would be served
you	would be served
he/she/it	would be served
we	would be served
you	would be served
they	would be served

Perfect
I	would have been served
you	would have been served
he/she/it	would have been served
we	would have been served
you	would have been served
they	would have been served

Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
I	am being served
you	are being served
he/she/it	is being served
we	are being served
you	are being served
they	are being served

Present perfect
I	have been being served
you	have been being served
he/she/it	has been being served
we	have been being served
you	have been being served
they	have been being served

Past
I	was being served
you	were being served
he/she/it	was being served
we	were being served
you	were being served
they	were being served

Past perfect
I	had been being served
you	had been being served
he/she/it	had been being served
we	had been being served
you	had been being served
they	had been being served

Future
I	will be being served
you	will be being served
he/she/it	will be being served
we	will be being served
you	will be being served
they	will be being served

Future perfect
I	will have been being served
you	will have been being served
he/she/it	will have been being served
we	will have been being served
you	will have been being served
they	will have been being served

Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
I	would be being served
you	would be being served
he/she/it	would be being served
we	would be being served
you	would be being served
they	would be being served

Perfect
I	would have been being served
you	would have been being served
he/she/it	would have been being served
we	would have been being served
you	would have been being served
they	would have been being served

What does serve mean?

Definitions

Verb
serve - do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms"
serve - work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"
serve - provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"
serve - help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"
serve - put the ball into play; "It was Agassi's turn to serve"
serve - serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
serve - mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"
serve - deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff"
serve - contribute or conduce to; "The scandal served to increase his popularity"
serve - promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to; "Art serves commerce"; "Their interests are served"; "The lake serves recreation"; "The President's wisdom has served the country well"
serve - do military service; "She served in Vietnam"; "My sons never served, because they are short-sighted"
serve - devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas; "She served the art of music"; "He served the church"; "serve the country"
serve - spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement"
serve - be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"
serve - be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses"

Examples of to serve

1. First come, first serve.
2. Disney cruises offer 24-hour room services, and the crews are ready to serve you the way you like.
3. I will be happy if they can serve when food is piping hot.
4. This only serves their purposes.
5. Do you raid a mosque, which serves as a terrorist ammunition storage?
6. When it serves their business needs, all of them collaborate beautifully.
7. We all know that John Kerry served in Vietnam.
8. By the time it was over, Bush had served nearly two years.
9. Number of Bush's initial 189 appointees who also served in his father's administration.

Translation of to serve

servieren, dienen
signifier, servir
servire, portare in tavola
operar, cernir, cerner, servir, sevir, funcionar, desempeñar
sacar, servir

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servir

podat, podávat, servírovat, sloužit

tjene

serveren, opdienen, bedienen, dienen

saattaa tietoon, käyttää, palvella, syöttää, toimia, tarjoilla, avustaa, kosia, kosiskella, tarjota, hoitaa, astua, toimittaa, istua, kohdella, rihmata