Italian reference
servire
to serve; be needed
Regular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I serve |
| tu | you serve |
| lui/lei | he/she serves; you (formal) serve |
| noi | we serve |
| voi | you (plural) serve |
| loro | they serve |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I served; I have served |
| tu | you served; you have served |
| lui/lei | he/she served; he/she has served; you (formal) served; you (formal) have served |
| noi | we served; we have served |
| voi | you (plural) served; you (plural) have served |
| loro | they served; they have served |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to serve |
| tu | you used to serve |
| lui/lei | he/she used to serve; you (formal) used to serve |
| noi | we used to serve |
| voi | you (plural) used to serve |
| loro | they used to serve |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had served |
| tu | you had served |
| lui/lei | he/she had served; you (formal) had served |
| noi | we had served |
| voi | you (plural) had served |
| loro | they had served |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I served |
| tu | you served |
| lui/lei | he/she served; you (formal) served |
| noi | we served |
| voi | you (plural) served |
| loro | they served |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had served (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had served (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had served (before the next past event); you (formal) had served (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had served (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had served (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had served (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will serve |
| tu | you will serve |
| lui/lei | he/she will serve; you (formal) will serve |
| noi | we will serve |
| voi | you (plural) will serve |
| loro | they will serve |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have served |
| tu | you will have served |
| lui/lei | he/she will have served; you (formal) will have served |
| noi | we will have served |
| voi | you (plural) will have served |
| loro | they will have served |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would serve |
| tu | you would serve |
| lui/lei | he/she would serve; you (formal) would serve |
| noi | we would serve |
| voi | you (plural) would serve |
| loro | they would serve |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have served |
| tu | you would have served |
| lui/lei | he/she would have served; you (formal) would have served |
| noi | we would have served |
| voi | you (plural) would have served |
| loro | they would have served |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I serve |
| tu | (that) you serve |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she serves; (that) you (formal) serve |
| noi | (that) we serve |
| voi | (that) you (plural) serve |
| loro | (that) they serve |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have served |
| tu | (that) you have served |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has served; (that) you (formal) have served |
| noi | (that) we have served |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have served |
| loro | (that) they have served |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I served |
| tu | (that) you served |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she served; (that) you (formal) served |
| noi | (that) we served |
| voi | (that) you (plural) served |
| loro | (that) they served |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had served |
| tu | (that) you had served |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had served; (that) you (formal) had served |
| noi | (that) we had served |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had served |
| loro | (that) they had served |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | serve! |
| lui/lei | serve! (formal) |
| noi | let's serve! |
| voi | serve! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Italian entries.