offrir Examples, Sentences & Quiz in French

offrir — offer — is one of the verbs you will use every day in French. offrir is the verb for giving a present: it comes up whenever you talk about celebrating a birthday or thanking someone. On this page you will find offrir in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself.

Example sentences with offrir

In the present tense

  • “J'offre des fleurs.” — “I offer some flowers.”
  • “Tu offres un cadeau.” — “You offer a present.”
  • “Il offre un livre.” — “He offers a book.”
  • “Nous offrons du chocolat.” — “We offer some chocolate.”
  • “Vous offrez des fleurs.” — “You offer some flowers.”
  • “Ils offrent un cadeau.” — “They offer a present.”

In the passé composé

  • “J'ai offert des fleurs cette semaine.” — “I have given some flowers this week.”
  • “Tu as offert un cadeau cette semaine.” — “You have given a present this week.”
  • “Il a offert un livre cette semaine.” — “He has given a book this week.”
  • “Nous avons offert du chocolat cette semaine.” — “We have given some chocolate this week.”
  • “Vous avez offert des fleurs cette semaine.” — “You have given some flowers this week.”
  • “Ils ont offert un cadeau cette semaine.” — “They have given a present this week.”

In other tenses

The same verb in the imperfect, the future, the conditional and the present subjunctive — the four tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “J'offrais des fleurs avant.” — “I used to offer some flowers before.”
  • “J'offrirai un cadeau demain.” — “I will offer a present tomorrow.”
  • “J'offrirais un livre un jour.” — “I would offer a book one day.”
  • “Bien que il offre du chocolat” — “Although he offers some chocolate.”

offrir in context

J'offre des fleurs. Tu offres un cadeau. Il offre un livre. Nous offrons du chocolat.

I offer some flowers. You offer a present. He offers a book. We offer some chocolate.

J'ai offert des fleurs. Il a offert un cadeau. Nous avons offert un livre.

I have given some flowers this week. He has given a present this week. We have given a book this week.

Common mistakes with offrir

Mistake 1

Wrong: Je offrir des fleurs.

Right: Je offre des fleurs.

The infinitive never takes a subject: after je you need the conjugated form offre.

Mistake 2

Wrong: Je offrons un cadeau.

Right: Je offre un cadeau.

offrons is the nous form. With je, use offre.

Mistake 3

Wrong: Hier, je offre un livre.

Right: Hier, j'ai offert un livre.

Yesterday needs the passé composé ai offert, not the present.

Mistake 4

Wrong: Bien que je offre du chocolat.

Right: Bien que je offre du chocolat.

After bien que French needs the subjunctive offre.

Mistake 5

Wrong: Je offrais des fleurs hier. (said of one finished moment)

Right: J'ai offert des fleurs hier.

The imperfect describes an ongoing or repeated past. One finished moment yesterday takes the passé composé.

Quiz: test yourself on offrir

Ten questions on offrir. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. What is the tu form of offrir in the Present indicative?

    • A) offrez
    • B) offre
    • C) offres
    • D) offrons

  2. What is the nous form of offrir in the Present indicative?

    • A) offres
    • B) offrent
    • C) offrons
    • D) offre

  3. What is the il/elle form of offrir in the Present perfect?

    • A) ai offert
    • B) as offert
    • C) avez offert
    • D) a offert

  4. What is the je form of offrir in the Imperfect?

    • A) offrions
    • B) offrait
    • C) offriez
    • D) offrais

  5. What is the nous form of offrir in the Future?

    • A) offrirez
    • B) offrirai
    • C) offriront
    • D) offrirons

  6. What is the tu form of offrir in the Conditional?

    • A) offririez
    • B) offrirais
    • C) offririons
    • D) offrirait

  7. What is the je form of offrir in the Present subjunctive?

    • A) offriez
    • B) offrions
    • C) offres
    • D) offre

  8. What is the il/elle form of offrir in the Imperfect subjunctive?

    • A) offrissiez
    • B) offrisses
    • C) offrît
    • D) offrissent

  9. What is the gerund of offrir?

    • A) dormant
    • B) buvant
    • C) offrant

  10. What is the past participle of offrir?

  • A) offert
  • B) bu
  • C) dormi

Answer key

  1. C) offres — The tu form of offrir in the present indicative is offres.
  2. C) offrons — The nous form of offrir in the present indicative is offrons.
  3. D) a offert — The il/elle form of offrir in the present perfect is a offert.
  4. D) offrais — The je form of offrir in the imperfect is offrais.
  5. D) offrirons — The nous form of offrir in the future is offrirons.
  6. B) offrirais — The tu form of offrir in the conditional is offrirais.
  7. D) offre — The je form of offrir in the present subjunctive is offre.
  8. C) offrît — The il/elle form of offrir in the imperfect subjunctive is offrît.
  9. C) offrant — The gerund of offrir is en offrant; it is used after en for actions in progress.
  10. A) offert — The past participle of offrir is offert; perfect tenses use avoir + offert.

Frequently asked questions

What does offrir mean in English?

offrir means “offer”. You use it for giving a present, for celebrating a birthday, and for thanking someone.

Is offrir regular or irregular?

offrir is irregular, and it is irregular in these tenses: present, passe-simple, present-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative. The gerund is en offrant and the past participle is offert.

How do I say “I offer” in French?

Say “J'offre des fleurs.” — “I offer some flowers.” The je form of the present is offre.

Where can I see the full conjugation of offrir?

On the full conjugation page, which has every tense, and on the Offrir Passé Composé Tense Conjugation in French page.

How to practise offrir this week

Pick one tense a day and say five sentences with offrir out loud, using the examples on this page as your starting point. On the first day, use only the present tense and the complements from the examples above — des fleurs, un cadeau and un livre — and change only the person, so you hear how offre, offres and offre sound next to each other. On the second day, retell yesterday in the passé composé with ai offert and the other perfect forms from the table. On the third day, write three short plans for tomorrow in the future tense, and on the fourth day, turn them into polite conditional sentences. Keep a small notebook and write each new sentence down: seeing en offrant and offert in your own handwriting fixes them in memory far better than reading them once. Finally, take the quiz above again without looking at the answer key — when you can answer all ten questions from memory, move on to the next verb in the hub.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for offrir, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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