Translation of "Servía" in English

Pregunté para qué servía todo esto.

I asked what all of this was for.

Y cada video que subía, servía como un embajador

And every video I uploaded served as an ambassador

Al igual que en su día servía mucho identificar algunas prácticas,

Some time ago, it was very useful to identify some acting ways,

Que se servía de una vajilla de café idéntica a la que usaban mis padres.

which was served from a coffee set identical to the one my parents used.

Entonces se dijeron el uno al otro: "Vamos a fabricar ladrillos y a cocerlos al fuego." Así el ladrillo les servía de piedra y el betún de argamasa.

And each one said to his neighbour: Come, let us make brick, and bake them with fire. And they had brick instead of stones, and slime instead of mortar.