What does ofrecer mean in English?

Ofrecer means "to offer" in English.

How do you conjugate ofrecer in Spanish?

Ofrecer is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with ofrecer?

Common idiomatic expressions using ofrecer include: "ofrecerse a" (to offer to / to volunteer to). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using ofrecer?

Ofrecer is irregular in first person: ofrezco (c→zc)

How do you use ofrecer in a sentence?

Example: "Le ofrecí mi ayuda." which means "I offered him my help." in English.

What are synonyms for ofrecer?

Spanish synonyms for ofrecer include: brindar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Ofrecer

to offer

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

ofrecer

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

ofreciendo

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

ofrecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ofreco I offer	I offer
tú	ofreces you offer	you offer
él/ella/usted	ofrece he/she/you offers	he/she/you offers
nosotros	ofrecemos we offer	we offer
vosotros	ofrecéis you all offer	you all offer
ellos/ustedes	ofrecen they/you all offer	they/you all offer

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ofrecía I used to offer	I used to offer
tú	ofrecías you used to offer	you used to offer
él/ella/usted	ofrecía he/she/you used to offer	he/she/you used to offer
nosotros	ofrecíamos we used to offer	we used to offer
vosotros	ofrecíais you all used to offer	you all used to offer
ellos/ustedes	ofrecían they/you all used to offer	they/you all used to offer

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ofrecí I offered	I offered
tú	ofreciste you offered	you offered
él/ella/usted	ofreció he/she/you offered	he/she/you offered
nosotros	ofrecimos we offered	we offered
vosotros	ofrecisteis you all offered	you all offered
ellos/ustedes	ofrecieron they/you all offered	they/you all offered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ofreceré I will offer	I will offer
tú	ofrecerás you will offer	you will offer
él/ella/usted	ofrecerá he/she/you will offer	he/she/you will offer
nosotros	ofreceremos we will offer	we will offer
vosotros	ofreceréis you all will offer	you all will offer
ellos/ustedes	ofrecerán they/you all will offer	they/you all will offer

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ofrecería I would offer	I would offer
tú	ofrecerías you would offer	you would offer
él/ella/usted	ofrecería he/she/you would offer	he/she/you would offer
nosotros	ofreceríamos we would offer	we would offer
vosotros	ofreceríais you all would offer	you all would offer
ellos/ustedes	ofrecerían they/you all would offer	they/you all would offer

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ofreca that I offer	that I offer
tú	ofrecas that you offer	that you offer
él/ella/usted	ofreca that he/she/you offer	that he/she/you offer
nosotros	ofrecamos that we offer	that we offer
vosotros	ofrecáis that you all offer	that you all offer
ellos/ustedes	ofrecan that they/you all offer	that they/you all offer

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ofreciera or ofreciese that I offered	that I offered
tú	ofrecieras or ofrecieses that you offered	that you offered
él/ella/usted	ofreciera or ofreciese that he/she/you offered	that he/she/you offered
nosotros	ofreciéramos or ofreciésemos that we offered	that we offered
vosotros	ofrecierais or ofrecieseis that you all offered	that you all offered
ellos/ustedes	ofrecieran or ofreciesen that they/you all offered	that they/you all offered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he ofrecido I have offered	I have offered
tú	has ofrecido you have offered	you have offered
él/ella/usted	ha ofrecido he/she/you have offered	he/she/you have offered
nosotros	hemos ofrecido we have offered	we have offered
vosotros	habéis ofrecido you all have offered	you all have offered
ellos/ustedes	han ofrecido they/you all have offered	they/you all have offered

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había ofrecido I had offered	I had offered
tú	habías ofrecido you had offered	you had offered
él/ella/usted	había ofrecido he/she/you had offered	he/she/you had offered
nosotros	habíamos ofrecido we had offered	we had offered
vosotros	habíais ofrecido you all had offered	you all had offered
ellos/ustedes	habían ofrecido they/you all had offered	they/you all had offered

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube ofrecido I had offered	I had offered
tú	hubiste ofrecido you had offered	you had offered
él/ella/usted	hubo ofrecido he/she/you had offered	he/she/you had offered
nosotros	hubimos ofrecido we had offered	we had offered
vosotros	hubisteis ofrecido you all had offered	you all had offered
ellos/ustedes	hubieron ofrecido they/you all had offered	they/you all had offered

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré ofrecido I will have offered	I will have offered
tú	habrás ofrecido you will have offered	you will have offered
él/ella/usted	habrá ofrecido he/she/you will have offered	he/she/you will have offered
nosotros	habremos ofrecido we will have offered	we will have offered
vosotros	habréis ofrecido you all will have offered	you all will have offered
ellos/ustedes	habrán ofrecido they/you all will have offered	they/you all will have offered

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría ofrecido I would have offered	I would have offered
tú	habrías ofrecido you would have offered	you would have offered
él/ella/usted	habría ofrecido he/she/you would have offered	he/she/you would have offered
nosotros	habríamos ofrecido we would have offered	we would have offered
vosotros	habríais ofrecido you all would have offered	you all would have offered
ellos/ustedes	habrían ofrecido they/you all would have offered	they/you all would have offered

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya ofrecido that I have offered	that I have offered
tú	hayas ofrecido that you have offered	that you have offered
él/ella/usted	haya ofrecido that he/she/you have offered	that he/she/you have offered
nosotros	hayamos ofrecido that we have offered	that we have offered
vosotros	hayáis ofrecido that you all have offered	that you all have offered
ellos/ustedes	hayan ofrecido that they/you all have offered	that they/you all have offered

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera ofrecido that I had offered	that I had offered
tú	hubieras ofrecido that you had offered	that you had offered
él/ella/usted	hubiera ofrecido that he/she/you had offered	that he/she/you had offered
nosotros	hubiéramos ofrecido that we had offered	that we had offered
vosotros	hubierais ofrecido that you all had offered	that you all had offered
ellos/ustedes	hubieran ofrecido that they/you all had offered	that they/you all had offered

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	ofrece	offer! (you)
usted	ofreca	offer! (you formal)
nosotros	ofrecamos	let's offer!
vosotros	ofreced	offer! (you all)
ustedes	ofrecan	offer! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no ofrecas	don't offer! (you)
usted	no ofreca	don't offer! (you formal)
nosotros	no ofrecamos	let's not offer!
vosotros	no ofrecáis	don't offer! (you all)
ustedes	no ofrecan	don't offer! (you all)

More About "ofrecer"

Idiomatic Expressions

ofrecerse a

to offer to / to volunteer to

💡 Volunteering for something

Examples in Context

Le ofrecí mi ayuda.

I offered him my help.

Preterite

La empresa ofrece buenos beneficios.

The company offers good benefits.

Present

Me he ofrecido como voluntario.

I have volunteered.

Present Perfect

Ofrecerán un descuento.

They will offer a discount.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

brindar(to offer, provide)

Common in Latin America

Usage Notes

•Ofrecer is irregular in first person: ofrezco (c→zc)
•Spelling change c→zc before o and a
•Main meaning: to offer
•Conjugated like conocer
•Reflexive "ofrecerse" means to volunteer

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