Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- io I offer
- tu you offer
- lui, lei, Lei he/she offers
- noi we offer
- voi you all offer
- loro they offer
ITALIAN VERB
offrire
to offer, to treat someone
- #89 most used
- Irregular -ire verb
- Past participle: offerto
- Gerund: offrendo
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”
- io I offered
- tu you offered
- lui, lei, Lei he/she offered
- noi we offered
- voi you all offered
- loro they offered
Imperfect
Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- io I used to offer
- tu you used to offer
- lui, lei, Lei he/she used to offer
- noi we used to offer
- voi you all used to offer
- loro they used to offer
Future
Futuro semplice · plans and guesses
- io I will offer
- tu you will offer
- lui, lei, Lei he/she will offer
- noi we will offer
- voi you all will offer
- loro they will offer
Conditional
Condizionale · “would”, polite requests
- io I would offer
- tu you would offer
- lui, lei, Lei he/she would offer
- noi we would offer
- voi you all would offer
- loro they would offer
Present subjunctive
Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”
- io (that) I offer
- tu (that) you offer
- lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she offer
- noi (that) we offer
- voi (that) you all offer
- loro (that) they offer
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi
- tu offer!
- Lei offer! (formal)
- noi offer! (let’s)
- voi offer! (all of you)
How to use offrire
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Offro io il caffè, oggi tocca a me.
The coffee's on me, today it's my turn.
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Past
Ci hanno offerto un bicchiere di prosecco.
They offered us a glass of prosecco.
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Imperfect
Il nonno offriva sempre caramelle ai bambini.
Grandpa always offered the children sweets.
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Future
Stasera offrirò io la cena a tutti.
Tonight dinner for everyone is on me.
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Conditional
Le offrirei un passaggio, ma la macchina è piena.
I'd offer you a lift, but the car is full.
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Present subjunctive
È giusto che offra lui, è il suo compleanno.
It's right that he pays, it's his birthday.
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Imperative
Offri qualcosa da bere agli ospiti.
Offer the guests something to drink.
Good to know
- Offro io! is it's on me: offrire is to treat someone as well as to offer. Its participle is offerto.
Where you hear offrire
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Italian · Beginner Level 1
- Ogni mattina offro il caffè a tutti. Every morning I treat everyone to coffee.
- Oggi ho offerto il pranzo a Matteo e a Chiara. Today I treated Matteo and Chiara to lunch.
- Domani il cappuccino lo offro io! Tomorrow the cappuccino's on me!
Italian · Beginner Level 3
- Ogni mattina offro il caffè a tutti. Every morning I treat everyone to coffee.
- Oggi ho offerto il pranzo a Matteo e a Chiara. Today I treated Matteo and Chiara to lunch.
- Domani il cappuccino lo offro io! Tomorrow the cappuccino's on me!
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Stay
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Beginner Level 1 · Offro io!
The Chestnut Festival
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Beginner Level 3 · Niente. Oggi offro io!
A Guest Complains
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Intermediate Level 1 · Subito. Il dolce lo offre la casa.
The Eve of the Vote
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Advanced Level 2 · Questa la offro io. Alla fortuna!
Opening Day
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Advanced Level 3 · No, Gino. Oggi offre la casa.
The Critic
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Advanced Level 3 · Il caffè, però, lo offro io.
The Critic Comes Back
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Advanced Level 3 · Allora il pane lo offre la casa.
The Aperitivo
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Fluency Level 1 · Allora, signora televisione! Ti offro uno spritz. · Offro io. · Nemmeno per sogno. L'aperitivo lo offro io.
Back in Fontelupo
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Fluency Level 1 · Bravissima. Il caffè lo offro io.
The Village at the Fountain
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Fluency Level 3 · Io sono Gino, del bar. Un caffè? Offro io.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ire verb.