Portuguese reference
servir
to serve; to fit (e.g. clothing size); to suit, work for (someone)
Stem change · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I serve |
| você, ele, ela | you serve; he/she serves |
| nós | we serve |
| a gente | we serve |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) serve; they serve |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am serving |
| você, ele, ela | you are serving; he/she is serving |
| nós | we are serving |
| a gente | we are serving |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are serving; they are serving |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was serving |
| você, ele, ela | you were serving; he/she was serving |
| nós | we were serving |
| a gente | we were serving |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were serving; they were serving |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I served |
| você, ele, ela | you served; he/she served |
| nós | we served |
| a gente | we served |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) served; they served |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to serve |
| você, ele, ela | you used to serve; he/she used to serve |
| nós | we used to serve |
| a gente | we used to serve |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to serve; they used to serve |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been serving |
| você, ele, ela | you have been serving; he/she has been serving |
| nós | we have been serving |
| a gente | we have been serving |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been serving; they have been serving |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had served |
| você, ele, ela | you had served; he/she had served |
| nós | we had served |
| a gente | we had served |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had served; they had served |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had served |
| você, ele, ela | you had served; he/she had served |
| nós | we had served |
| a gente | we had served |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had served; they had served |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will serve |
| você, ele, ela | you will serve; he/she will serve |
| nós | we will serve |
| a gente | we will serve |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will serve; they will serve |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have served |
| você, ele, ela | you will have served; he/she will have served |
| nós | we will have served |
| a gente | we will have served |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have served; they will have served |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to serve |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to serve; he/she is going to serve |
| nós | we are going to serve |
| a gente | we are going to serve |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to serve; they are going to serve |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to serve |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to serve; he/she was going to serve |
| nós | we were going to serve |
| a gente | we were going to serve |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to serve; they were going to serve |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would serve |
| você, ele, ela | you would serve; he/she would serve |
| nós | we would serve |
| a gente | we would serve |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would serve; they would serve |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have served |
| você, ele, ela | you would have served; he/she would have served |
| nós | we would have served |
| a gente | we would have served |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have served; they would have served |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I serve |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you serve; (that) he/she serves |
| nós | (that) we serve |
| a gente | (that) we serve |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) serve; (that) they serve |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I served |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you served; (if) he/she served |
| nós | (if) we served |
| a gente | (if) we served |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) served; (if) they served |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have served |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have served; (that) he/she has served |
| nós | (that) we have served |
| a gente | (that) we have served |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have served; (that) they have served |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had served |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had served; (that) he/she had served |
| nós | (that) we had served |
| a gente | (that) we had served |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had served; (that) they had served |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I serve |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you serve; (when/if) he/she serves |
| nós | (when/if) we serve |
| a gente | (when/if) we serve |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) serve; (when/if) they serve |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have served |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have served; (when/if) he/she has served |
| nós | (when/if) we have served |
| a gente | (when/if) we have served |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have served; (when/if) they have served |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | serve! |
| nós | let's serve! |
| vocês, eles, elas | serve! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not serve! |
| nós | let's not serve! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not serve! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to serve |
| você, ele, ela | for you to serve; for him/her to serve |
| nós | for us to serve |
| a gente | for us to serve |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to serve; for them to serve |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have served |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have served; for him/her to have served |
| nós | for us to have served |
| a gente | for us to have served |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have served; for them to have served |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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