All verbs

/ɔfʁiʁ/to offerB1

Family
Family 4 — `-frir` and `-vrir`, like group 1
Takes
à — Takes a direct object, and à for who gets it

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
offrons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

offr-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

offr-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

offr-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

offr-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

offr-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
offrir
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

offrir-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

offrir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

offrir

Past participle
offert

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

offert

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

offert

Conjugation

présent
Ij'offre/ʒɔfʁ/I offer
youtu offres/ty ɔfʁ/you offer
he/sheil offre/il ɔfʁ/he offers
wenous offrons/nuz ɔfʁɔ̃/we offer
youvous offrez/vuz ɔfʁe/you offer
theyils offrent/ilz ɔfʁ/they offer

Examples

  • J'offre un livre au professeur.

    /ʒɔfʁ œ̃ livʁ o pʁo.fɛ.sœʁ/

    I give the teacher a book.

  • Il offre une fleur.

    /il ɔfʁ yn flœʁ/

    He gives a flower.

  • À qui offres-tu un cadeau ?

    /a ki ɔfʁ.ty œ̃ ka.do/

    Who are you giving a present to?

Notes

  • offrir is the verb for giving a PRESENT, where donner is neutral handing over. Je t'offre un cadeau — I'm giving you a gift.

  • It also means to buy someone something: Je t'offre un café — the coffee's on me.

  • Conjugates like an -er verb: j'offre. Same family as ouvrir and couvrir.