Italian verb

Conjugation of offrire

The Italian verb offrire means "to offer". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.

Meaning
to offer
Type
Irregular -ire verb
Auxiliary
avere
Gerund
offrendo
Past participle
offerto
Quick answer

The present tense of offrire is io offro, tu offri, lui/lei offre, noi offriamo, voi offrite, loro offrono. It is irregular in other tenses, while its present follows the regular -ire pattern. Its gerund is offrendo and its past participle is offerto. Its compound tenses are formed with avere. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.

Present tense of offrire

Forms in orange break the regular -ire pattern.

Present Presente
io offro
tu offri
lui/lei offre
noi offriamo
voi offrite
loro offrono

More tenses of offrire

Present perfect Passato prossimo
io ho offerto (irregular)
tu hai offerto (irregular)
lui/lei ha offerto (irregular)
noi abbiamo offerto (irregular)
voi avete offerto (irregular)
loro hanno offerto (irregular)
Imperfect Imperfetto
io offrivo
tu offrivi
lui/lei offriva
noi offrivamo
voi offrivate
loro offrivano
Future Futuro semplice
io offrirò
tu offrirai
lui/lei offrirà
noi offriremo
voi offrirete
loro offriranno
Conditional Condizionale presente
io offrirei
tu offriresti
lui/lei offrirebbe
noi offriremmo
voi offrireste
loro offrirebbero
Present subjunctive Congiuntivo presente
che io offra
che tu offra
che lui/lei offra
che noi offriamo
che voi offriate
che loro offrano
Imperative Imperativo
tu offri
Lei offra
noi offriamo
voi offrite
loro offrano

Notes on offrire

Offrire is irregular. Its present perfect uses ho offerto, hai offerto, and hanno offerto, and its past participle is offerto.

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Example sentences with offrire

  • Ti offro un caffè dopo il lavoro. I will offer you a coffee after work.
  • Abbiamo offerto la cena agli amici ieri. We offered dinner to our friends yesterday.
  • Domani offrirò aiuto durante la festa. Tomorrow I will offer help during the party.
  • Offriamo sempre il nostro posto agli anziani. We always offer our seat to older people.

Frequently asked questions

Is offrire a regular or irregular verb?

Offrire is irregular. Its past participle is offerto, and its present perfect forms use offerto.

What is the past participle of offrire?

The past participle is offerto. The present perfect forms are ho offerto, hai offerto, ha offerto, abbiamo offerto, avete offerto, and hanno offerto.

How do you form the present perfect of offrire?

Use the present of avere plus offerto: ho offerto, hai offerto, ha offerto, abbiamo offerto, avete offerto, hanno offerto.