Verbo serve en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to serve significa «servir» en español. Es un verbo regular que forma su pasado simple y participio pasado añadiendo -ed al infinitivo.
Conjugación de serve en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | serve |
| you | serve |
| he/she/it | serves |
| we | serve |
| they | serve |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am serving |
| you | are serving |
| he/she/it | is serving |
| we | are serving |
| they | are serving |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have served |
| you | have served |
| he/she/it | has served |
| we | have served |
| they | have served |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | served |
| you | served |
| he/she/it | served |
| we | served |
| they | served |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was serving |
| you | were serving |
| he/she/it | was serving |
| we | were serving |
| they | were serving |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had served |
| you | had served |
| he/she/it | had served |
| we | had served |
| they | had served |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will serve |
| you | will serve |
| he/she/it | will serve |
| we | will serve |
| they | will serve |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have served |
| you | will have served |
| he/she/it | will have served |
| we | will have served |
| they | will have served |
Conjugación de serve en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would serve |
| you | would serve |
| he/she/it | would serve |
| we | would serve |
| they | would serve |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have served |
| you | would have served |
| he/she/it | would have served |
| we | would have served |
| they | would have served |
Conjugación de serve en imperativo
Conjugación de serve en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | serving |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | served |
Ejemplos
I serve every day.
Yo servo todos los días.
He serves regularly.
Él serve regularmente.
We serve together.
Nosotros servimos juntos.
I served yesterday.
Yo serví ayer.
I have served.
Yo he servido.
I will serve tomorrow.
Yo serviré mañana.
I am serving right now.
Yo estoy serviendo ahora mismo.
I like to serve.
Me gusta servir.
You should serve more often.
Deberías servir más a menudo.
Can you serve?
¿Puedes servir?
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He serve en vez de He serves
Correcto: He/She/It serves
En el present simple, la tercera persona del singular (he/she/it) siempre añade -s o -es al verbo. Es el error más frecuente entre hispanohablantes.
Pronunciar la -ed como sílaba separada en todos los casos
Correcto: La -ed solo se pronuncia como sílaba extra (/ɪd/) tras t o d. Tras consonante sorda suena /t/, tras sonora /d/.
En español todas las sílabas se pronuncian, pero en inglés -ed no siempre es una sílaba: walked = /wɔːkt/ (una sílaba), wanted = /ˈwɒntɪd/ (dos sílabas).
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You serve? en vez de Do you serve?
Correcto: Do you serve? / Does he/she serve?
En español, la pregunta se forma con la entonación. En inglés, el present simple y past simple necesitan el auxiliar do/does/did para preguntas y negaciones.
Confundir present simple con present continuous: I serve vs I am serving
Correcto: Hábito/general → I serve | Ahora mismo → I am serving
El present simple se usa para hábitos y verdades generales, mientras que el present continuous se usa para acciones en progreso. En español a menudo se usa el mismo tiempo para ambos.
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I serve | yo servo |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she serves | él/ella serve |
| Present continuous | I am serving | yo estoy serviendo |
| Past simple | I serveed | yo serví |
| Present perfect | I have serveed | yo he servido |
| Future simple | I will serve | yo serviré |
| Negative | I don't serve | yo no servo |
| Question | Do you serve? | ¿tú serves? |