servir
to serve, to be of use, to be good for
¿En qué puedo servirle?
How can I help you?
servir present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
servir present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
servir preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
servir imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
servir present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
servir future
Actions yet to happen.
servir informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
servir future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
servir conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
servir conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
servir pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
servir subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
servir subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
servir subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
servir subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
servir imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
servir imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.