servir Future Conjugation
servir — to serve
Servir is completely regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the infinitive.
servir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to state what will be served at an upcoming event or to predict if something will be useful later.
Notes on servir in the Future
No stem changes here! Just take the full infinitive 'servir' and add the standard future endings.
Example Sentences
Mañana serviremos una tarta de chocolate.
Tomorrow we will serve a chocolate cake.
nosotros
Esa herramienta te servirá mucho en el futuro.
That tool will serve you well in the future.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sirviré
Correct: serviré
Why: Learners often try to carry the present tense stem change into the future, but the future always uses the full infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sirvo
Servir is a stem-changer (e > i) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: serví
Servir has a 'slipper' stem change (e > i) in the third-person forms: sirvió and sirvieron.
Imperfect
yo: servía
Servir is regular in the imperfect: servía, servías, servía, servíamos, servíais, servían.
Conditional
yo: serviría
The conditional of servir is regular: serviría, servirías, serviría, serviríamos, serviríais, servirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sirva
Servir changes e > i in all forms of the present subjunctive, including nosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sirviera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the 'sirvieron' stem: sirviera, sirvieras, sirviera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sirve
Use 'sirve' (tú) or 'sirva' (usted) to tell someone to serve or function.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sirvas
Negative commands use 'no' + the present subjunctive: no sirvas, no sirva.