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servir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to serve

The imperfect conjugation of servir (irregular stem-changing e>i, ranked #55). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo servía
servías
él/ella/Ud. servía
nosotros servíamos
vosotros servíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. servían

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ir imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo servía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to serve often.

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