servir Conditional Conjugation
servir — to serve
The conditional of servir is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
servir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for polite offers or to express what would be served under certain conditions.
Notes on servir in the Conditional
Servir is regular in the conditional. Keep the infinitive 'servir' and add the standard -ía endings.
Example Sentences
¿Me serviría un poco más de agua, por favor?
Would you serve me a bit more water, please?
él/ella/usted
Ellos servirían la cena si tuvieran los ingredientes.
They would serve dinner if they had the ingredients.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros serviríamos el vino, pero no hay copas.
We would serve the wine, but there are no glasses.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sirviría
Correct: serviría
Why: Learners often try to carry over the 'i' stem change from the present tense into the conditional.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sirvo
Servir has an e > i stem change in all present forms except nosotros and vosotros: sirvo, sirves, sirve, servimos, servís, sirven.
Preterite
yo: serví
In the preterite, servir only changes e > i in the third-person forms: sirvió and sirvieron.
Imperfect
yo: servía
The imperfect of servir is completely regular: servía, servías, servía, servíamos, servíais, servían.
Future
yo: serviré
The future of servir is regular: attach -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sirva
The present subjunctive of servir uses the 'i' stem change in ALL forms: sirva, sirvas, sirva, sirvamos, sirváis, sirvan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sirviera
The imperfect subjunctive of servir is based on the preterite 'sirvieron' stem: sirviera, sirvieras, sirviera, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sirve
The imperative of servir uses 'sirve' for tú and 'sirva' for usted, with 'servid' being the only form without the 'i' change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sirvas
The negative imperative of servir uses the present subjunctive forms: no sirvas, no sirva, no sirvamos, no sirváis, no sirvan.