Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I offer
- tú you offer
- usted, él, ella he/she offers
- nosotros we offer
- vosotros Spain you all offer
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they offer
SPANISH VERB
ofrecer
to offer
- #83 most used
- Regular -er verb
- Gerund: ofreciendo
- Past participle: ofrecido
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I offered
- tú you offered
- usted, él, ella he/she offered
- nosotros we offered
- vosotros Spain you all offered
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they offered
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to offer
- tú you used to offer
- usted, él, ella he/she used to offer
- nosotros we used to offer
- vosotros Spain you all used to offer
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to offer
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will offer
- tú you will offer
- usted, él, ella he/she will offer
- nosotros we will offer
- vosotros Spain you all will offer
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will offer
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would offer
- tú you would offer
- usted, él, ella he/she would offer
- nosotros we would offer
- vosotros Spain you all would offer
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would offer
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I offer
- tú (that) you offer
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she offer
- nosotros (that) we offer
- vosotros Spain (that) you all offer
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they offer
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I offered
- tú (if) you offered
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she offered
- nosotros (if) we offered
- vosotros Spain (if) you all offered
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they offered
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú offer!
- usted offer! (formal)
- nosotros offer! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain offer! (all of you)
- ustedes offer! (all of you)
How to use ofrecer
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
El hotel ofrece desayuno gratis a los huéspedes.
The hotel offers free breakfast to guests.
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Past
Mi vecino me ofreció su coche para la mudanza.
My neighbor offered me his car for the move.
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Imperfect
Esa tienda ofrecía descuentos a los estudiantes.
That store used to offer discounts to students.
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Future
Les ofreceremos agua fresca al llegar.
We'll offer them cold water when they arrive.
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Conditional
Yo le ofrecería más dinero por la casa.
I'd offer her more money for the house.
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Present subjunctive
Espero que me ofrezcan el puesto.
I hope they offer me the position.
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Past subjunctive
Si me ofrecieran trabajo en Monterrey, aceptaría.
If they offered me a job in Monterrey, I'd accept.
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Imperative
¡Ofrécele una silla a la señora, por favor!
Offer the lady a seat, please!
Where you hear ofrecer
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Le ofrezco trabajo en enero. I'm offering you work in January.
- La doctora me ofreció trabajo. The doctor offered me work.
- Te van a ofrecer más trabajo. They're going to offer you more work.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Le ofrezco un vaso de agua. I'm offering you a glass of water.
- En el hotel me ofrecieron café. At the hotel they offered me coffee.
- Les ofreceré café a mis amigos. I'll offer my friends coffee.
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I've Decided
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Beginner Level 2 · ofreció · me ofreció
An Email from Boston
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Intermediate Level 1 · le ofrecería
Whatever Happens
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Intermediate Level 1 · me ofrecieron
On One Condition
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Advanced Level 2 · te queremos ofrecer algo · ofrecerte
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.