served, was serving, used to serve
Creí que no servía.
I thought it didn't work.
— Tres colores. Azul (1993)
Servía a Nueva York.
It served New York.
— American Gangster (2007)
Y Nueva York le servía a él.
And New York worked for him.
Da igual, no servía para nada.
It doesn't matter; it was useless.
— Un asunto de familia (2018)
Te dije que esto de policías no servía.
I told you this police thing was no good.