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FRENCH VERB

offrir

to offer, to give (a present)

  • #95 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: offert
  • Present participle: offrant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I offer
  2. tu you offer
  3. il, elle, on he/she offers
  4. nous we offer
  5. vous you offer
  6. ils, elles they offer

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I offered
  2. tu you offered
  3. il, elle, on he/she offered
  4. nous we offered
  5. vous you offered
  6. ils, elles they offered

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to offer
  2. tu you used to offer
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to offer
  4. nous we used to offer
  5. vous you used to offer
  6. ils, elles they used to offer

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will offer
  2. tu you will offer
  3. il, elle, on he/she will offer
  4. nous we will offer
  5. vous you will offer
  6. ils, elles they will offer

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would offer
  2. tu you would offer
  3. il, elle, on he/she would offer
  4. nous we would offer
  5. vous you would offer
  6. ils, elles they would offer

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I offer
  2. tu (that) you offer
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she offer
  4. nous (that) we offer
  5. vous (that) you offer
  6. ils, elles (that) they offer

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu offer!
  2. nous offer! (let’s)
  3. vous offer! (plural, or formal)

How to use offrir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je t'offre un verre, c'est mon anniversaire.

    I'll buy you a drink, it's my birthday.

  2. Past

    Mes collègues m'ont offert un très beau livre.

    My colleagues gave me a lovely book.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma grand-mère offrait toujours des chocolats à Noël.

    My grandmother always gave chocolates at Christmas.

  4. Future

    On lui offrira un vélo pour ses dix ans.

    We'll give him a bike for his tenth birthday.

  5. Conditional

    Je lui offrirais bien des fleurs, mais elle est allergique.

    I'd love to give her flowers, but she's allergic.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on offre quelque chose à nos hôtes.

    We need to give something to our hosts.

  7. Imperative

    Offrez-lui un bon restaurant plutôt qu'un objet.

    Give her a nice restaurant rather than an object.

Good to know

  • Offrir is to give as a present; donner is simply to give. C'est moi qui offre : it's my treat.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.