Ofrecer Conjugation | How to Conjugate Ofrecer in Spanish

Ofrecer means “to offer,” “to provide,” or “to present.” You will learn its ofrezco / ofrezca family, otherwise regular -ER forms, gerund ofreciendo, participle ofrecido, and object patterns.

Ofrecer conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Ofrecer uses the irregular family ofrezc- in the first-person present and throughout the present subjunctive: ofrezco — “I offer” — and ofrezca, ofrezcamos, ofrezcan. Other major families use ofrec-.

Ofrecer gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle ofrecido remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	ofrecer	to offer / provide
Gerund	ofreciendo	offering / providing
Past participle	ofrecido	offered / provided

Ofrecer meaning and essential uses

Ofrecer — “to offer / provide” — is transitive: Ofrezco ayuda. — “I offer help.” The recipient commonly appears as an indirect object: Le ofrezco ayuda a Marta. — “I offer help to Marta.”

It also means presenting something for consideration or making something available: La empresa ofrece varios servicios. — “The company offers several services.” RAE additionally records pronominal ofrecerse, including volunteering oneself to do something.

Ofrecer irregular conjugation patterns

The first-person present is ofrezco — “I offer,” while the remaining present forms use ofrec-: ofreces, ofrece, ofrecemos, ofrecéis, ofrecen.

The present subjunctive extends ofrezc- to every person: ofrezca, ofrezcas, ofrezcamos, ofrezcáis, ofrezcan. The preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, gerund ofreciendo, and participle ofrecido follow the expected -ER pattern.

Ofrecer indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Ofrecer present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The first-person singular is ofrezco; the remaining present forms keep ofrec-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ofrezco	I offer / provide
Tú — you, singular informal	ofreces	you offer / provide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ofrece	he / she offers / provides; you offer / provide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ofrecemos	we offer / provide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ofrecéis	you offer / provide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ofrecen	they offer / provide; you offer / provide (plural)

• Ofrezco ayuda cuando alguien la necesita. — I offer help when someone needs it.

Ofrecer preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ofrecí	I offered / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	ofreciste	you offered / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ofreció	he / she offered / provided; you offered / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ofrecimos	we offered / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ofrecisteis	you offered / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ofrecieron	they offered / provided; you offered / provided (plural)

• Ayer ofrecí una solución diferente. — Yesterday I offered a different solution.

Ofrecer imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ofrecido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ofrecía	I used to offer / provide / was offering / providing
Tú — you, singular informal	ofrecías	you used to offer / provide / were offering / providing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ofrecía	he / she used to offer / provide / was offering / providing; you used to offer / provide / were offering / providing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ofrecíamos	we used to offer / provide / were offering / providing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ofrecíais	you used to offer / provide / were offering / providing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ofrecían	they used to offer / provide / were offering / providing; you used to offer / provide / were offering / providing (plural)

• Antes ofrecía clases los sábados. — I used to offer classes on Saturdays.

Ofrecer present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus ofreciendo — “offering / providing.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy ofreciendo	I am offering / providing
Tú — you, singular informal	estás ofreciendo	you are offering / providing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está ofreciendo	he / she is offering / providing; you are offering / providing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos ofreciendo	we are offering / providing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis ofreciendo	you are offering / providing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están ofreciendo	they are offering / providing; you are offering / providing (plural)

• Estamos ofreciendo un nuevo servicio. — We are offering a new service.

Ofrecer near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and ofrecer.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a ofrecer	I am going to offer / provide
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a ofrecer	you are going to offer / provide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a ofrecer	he / she is going to offer / provide; you are going to offer / provide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a ofrecer	we are going to offer / provide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a ofrecer	you are going to offer / provide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a ofrecer	they are going to offer / provide; you are going to offer / provide (plural)

• Voy a ofrecerte otra opción. — I am going to offer you another option.

Ofrecer future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive; there is no separate irregular future or conditional stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ofreceré	I will offer / provide
Tú — you, singular informal	ofrecerás	you will offer / provide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ofrecerá	he / she will offer / provide; you will offer / provide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ofreceremos	we will offer / provide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ofreceréis	you will offer / provide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ofrecerán	they will offer / provide; you will offer / provide (plural)

• Ofreceremos más plazas el próximo mes. — We will offer more places next month.

Ofrecer conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive; there is no separate irregular future or conditional stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ofrecería	I would offer / provide
Tú — you, singular informal	ofrecerías	you would offer / provide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ofrecería	he / she would offer / provide; you would offer / provide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ofreceríamos	we would offer / provide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ofreceríais	you would offer / provide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ofrecerían	they would offer / provide; you would offer / provide (plural)

• Ofrecería un descuento mayor. — I would offer a larger discount.

Ofrecer present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ofrecido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he ofrecido	I have offered / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	has ofrecido	you have offered / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha ofrecido	he / she has offered / provided; you have offered / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos ofrecido	we have offered / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis ofrecido	you have offered / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han ofrecido	they have offered / provided; you have offered / provided (plural)

• He ofrecido mi ayuda varias veces. — I have offered my help several times.

Ofrecer past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ofrecido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había ofrecido	I had offered / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	habías ofrecido	you had offered / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había ofrecido	he / she had offered / provided; you had offered / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos ofrecido	we had offered / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais ofrecido	you had offered / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían ofrecido	they had offered / provided; you had offered / provided (plural)

• Ya habíamos ofrecido esa alternativa. — We had already offered that alternative.

Ofrecer future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ofrecido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré ofrecido	I will have offered / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás ofrecido	you will have offered / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá ofrecido	he / she will have offered / provided; you will have offered / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos ofrecido	we will have offered / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis ofrecido	you will have offered / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán ofrecido	they will have offered / provided; you will have offered / provided (plural)

• Para entonces habrán ofrecido todas las plazas. — By then they will have offered all the places.

Ofrecer conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ofrecido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría ofrecido	I would have offered / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías ofrecido	you would have offered / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría ofrecido	he / she would have offered / provided; you would have offered / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos ofrecido	we would have offered / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais ofrecido	you would have offered / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían ofrecido	they would have offered / provided; you would have offered / provided (plural)

• Habría ofrecido otra solución. — I would have offered another solution.

Ofrecer subjunctive conjugations

Ofrecer present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The entire present-subjunctive family uses ofrezc-: ofrezca, ofrezcas, ofrezcamos, ofrezcáis, ofrezcan.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ofrezca	that I offer / provide
Tú — you, singular informal	ofrezcas	that you offer / provide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ofrezca	that he / she offer / provide; that you offer / provide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ofrezcamos	that we offer / provide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ofrezcáis	that you offer / provide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ofrezcan	that they offer / provide; that you offer / provide (plural)

• Quiero que ofrezcas una explicación clara. — I want you to offer a clear explanation.

Ofrecer imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ofrecido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ofreciera	that I offered / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	ofrecieras	that you offered / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ofreciera	that he / she offered / provided; that you offered / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ofreciéramos	that we offered / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ofrecierais	that you offered / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ofrecieran	that they offered / provided; that you offered / provided (plural)

• Preferían que ofreciéramos más opciones. — They preferred that we offer more options.
• Era mejor que ofrecieses ayuda primero. — It was better for you to offer help first.

Ofrecer future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms share the same historical family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	ofreciere	if / when I should offer / provide
Tú — you, singular informal	ofrecieres	if / when you should offer / provide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ofreciere	if / when he / she should offer / provide; if / when you should offer / provide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	ofreciéremos	if / when we should offer / provide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ofreciereis	if / when you should offer / provide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ofrecieren	if / when they should offer / provide; if / when you should offer / provide (plural)

• Quien ofreciere servicios deberá indicar sus condiciones. — Whoever should offer services must state their terms.

Ofrecer present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ofrecido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya ofrecido	that I have offered / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas ofrecido	that you have offered / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya ofrecido	that he / she has offered / provided; that you have offered / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos ofrecido	that we have offered / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis ofrecido	that you have offered / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan ofrecido	that they have offered / provided; that you have offered / provided (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas ofrecido tu ayuda. — I am glad that you offered your help.

Ofrecer past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ofrecido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera ofrecido	that I had offered / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras ofrecido	that you had offered / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera ofrecido	that he / she had offered / provided; that you had offered / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos ofrecido	that we had offered / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais ofrecido	that you had offered / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran ofrecido	that they had offered / provided; that you had offered / provided (plural)

• Si hubiéramos ofrecido otra fecha, quizá habrían aceptado. — If we had offered another date, perhaps they would have accepted.
• Si hubieses ofrecido más información, lo habría entendido. — If you had offered more information, I would have understood it.

Ofrecer future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle ofrecido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere ofrecido	if / when I should have offered / provided
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres ofrecido	if / when you should have offered / provided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere ofrecido	if / when he / she should have offered / provided; if / when you should have offered / provided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos ofrecido	if / when we should have offered / provided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis ofrecido	if / when you should have offered / provided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren ofrecido	if / when they should have offered / provided; if / when you should have offered / provided (plural)

• Si hubieren ofrecido condiciones distintas, deberán documentarlas. — If they should have offered different terms, they must document them.

Ofrecer imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. Spanish uses different morphological sources by person and polarity; the nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Ofrecer affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	ofrece	offer
Usted — you, singular formal	ofrezca	offer (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	ofrezcamos	let’s offer
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ofreced	offer (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	ofrezcan	offer (plural)

• Ofrece una alternativa concreta. — Offer a specific alternative.

Ofrecer negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no ofrezcas	do not offer
Usted — you, singular formal	no ofrezca	do not offer (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no ofrezcamos	let’s not offer
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no ofrezcáis	do not offer (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no ofrezcan	do not offer (plural)

• No ofrezcas algo que no puedas cumplir. — Do not offer something you cannot deliver.

Common constructions with Ofrecer

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• ofrecer algo. — to offer / provide something.
• ofrecer algo a alguien. — to offer something to someone.
• ofrecerse a + infinitive. — to volunteer / offer to do something.

Example sentences with Ofrecer

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• La empresa ofrece cursos en línea. — The company offers online courses.
• Te ofrezco mi ayuda. — I offer you my help.
• Se ofreció a conducir. — He / she offered to drive.
• Espero que ofrezcan una solución. — I hope they offer a solution.
• Ya hemos ofrecido varias alternativas. — We have already offered several alternatives.
• Ofrece primero la opción más sencilla. — Offer the simplest option first.

Regional and usage notes for Ofrecer

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos ofrecés ayuda con frecuencia. — You offer help frequently. (voseo)
• Ofrecé una solución concreta. — Offer a specific solution. (affirmative vos command)

For ofrecer, isolate the ofrezc- family: ofrezco in the first-person present and ofrezca... throughout the present subjunctive. The remaining major forms are largely predictable.