Ofrecerse Conjugation in Spanish

ofrecerse means «to offer oneself, to volunteer». It is a spelling-changing -er verb, reflexive verb, so the tables below show you exactly how it behaves in every tense. On this page you will find the full conjugation of ofrecerse in all thirteen tenses, notes on when to use each one, example sentences, the mistakes learners make most often, a ten-question quiz and answers to the questions students ask about this verb. For example: «Me ofrezco todos los días» — I offer myself every day.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: ofrecerse
  • English: to offer oneself, to volunteer
  • Verb type: spelling-changing -er verb, reflexive
  • Ending: -er
  • Gerund: ofreciendo
  • Past participle: ofrecido
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + ofrecido)
  • Reflexive pronouns: me, te, se, nos, os, se — one before every conjugated form, matching the person.
  • Spelling change: in the present indicative the yo form is ofrezco, not ofreco, so the stem-final letter changes before e and i.
  • Spelling change: in the present subjunctive the yo form is ofrezca, not ofreca, so the stem-final letter changes before e and i.

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

ofrecerse is reflexive: Me ofrezco todos los días; te ofreces todos los días. Without the pronoun, the verb means doing the action to someone else rather than to yourself, so keep the pronoun with the form.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for ofrecerse. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.

Gerund: ofreciendo · Past participle: ofrecido

Present Indicative

Person Pronoun Form
yo me ofrezco
tú te ofreces
él/ella/Ud. se ofrece
nosotros/as nos ofrecemos
vosotros/as os ofrecéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se ofrecen

Use the present of ofrecerse for things that happen regularly and for things that are true in general. The yo form ofrezco is the anchor of the table: the other persons follow the regular -er endings from it. When you talk about yourself right now, this is the form you need.

Preterite

Person Pronoun Form
yo me ofrecí
tú te ofreciste
él/ella/Ud. se ofreció
nosotros/as nos ofrecimos
vosotros/as os ofrecisteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se ofrecieron

Use the preterite of ofrecerse for a single finished event: something that happened once and is over. The yo form is ofrecí. If you can put a finished time expression with it — ayer, la semana pasada, anoche — the preterite is usually right.

Imperfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me ofrecía
tú te ofrecías
él/ella/Ud. se ofrecía
nosotros/as nos ofrecíamos
vosotros/as os ofrecíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se ofrecían

Use the imperfect of ofrecerse for what used to happen and for what was going on when something else happened. The yo form is ofrecía. If the action has no clear beginning or end in the story, the imperfect is the right choice.

Future

Person Pronoun Form
yo me ofreceré
tú te ofrecerás
él/ella/Ud. se ofrecerá
nosotros/as nos ofreceremos
vosotros/as os ofreceréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se ofrecerán

Use the future of ofrecerse for plans, promises and predictions. The yo form is ofreceré, built on the infinitive plus the future endings. For a firm plan, the future sounds more formal than ir a + infinitive; for a casual plan, either works.

Conditional

Person Pronoun Form
yo me ofrecería
tú te ofrecerías
él/ella/Ud. se ofrecería
nosotros/as nos ofreceríamos
vosotros/as os ofreceríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se ofrecerían

Use the conditional of ofrecerse for hypothetical situations and for softening requests. The yo form is ofrecería. It appears after si-clauses with the imperfect subjunctive and on its own for polite suggestions.

Present Perfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me he ofrecido
tú te has ofrecido
él/ella/Ud. se ha ofrecido
nosotros/as nos hemos ofrecido
vosotros/as os habéis ofrecido
ellos/ellas/Uds. se han ofrecido

Use the present perfect of ofrecerse for recent events with present relevance. The yo form is he ofrecido — haber in the present plus ofrecido. Time expressions like hoy, esta semana and últimamente are its natural partners.

Pluperfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me había ofrecido
tú te habías ofrecido
él/ella/Ud. se había ofrecido
nosotros/as nos habíamos ofrecido
vosotros/as os habíais ofrecido
ellos/ellas/Uds. se habían ofrecido

Use the pluperfect of ofrecerse when you need two layers of past: one event already finished before another past event began. The yo form is había ofrecido. It is the tense of «had already done».

Future Perfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me habré ofrecido
tú te habrás ofrecido
él/ella/Ud. se habrá ofrecido
nosotros/as nos habremos ofrecido
vosotros/as os habréis ofrecido
ellos/ellas/Uds. se habrán ofrecido

Use the future perfect of ofrecerse to say that something will be finished by a future moment. The yo form is habré ofrecido. It pairs naturally with deadlines: para mañana, para el viernes, para entonces.

Conditional Perfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me habría ofrecido
tú te habrías ofrecido
él/ella/Ud. se habría ofrecido
nosotros/as nos habríamos ofrecido
vosotros/as os habríais ofrecido
ellos/ellas/Uds. se habrían ofrecido

Use the conditional perfect of ofrecerse for the past that did not happen: what would have been done with more time or a different choice. The yo form is habría ofrecido. It follows si-clauses with the pluperfect subjunctive.

Present Subjunctive

Person Pronoun Form
yo me ofrezca
tú te ofrezcas
él/ella/Ud. se ofrezca
nosotros/as nos ofrezcamos
vosotros/as os ofrecáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se ofrezcan

Use the present subjunctive of ofrecerse when the main clause expresses a wish, a doubt, an emotion or an impersonal judgement. The yo form is ofrezca. After espero que, ojalá que and no creo que, the subjunctive is required, not optional.

Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra forms)

Person Pronoun Form
yo me ofreciera
tú te ofrecieras
él/ella/Ud. se ofreciera
nosotros/as nos ofreciéramos
vosotros/as os ofrecierais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se ofrecieran

Use the imperfect subjunctive of ofrecerse after past-tense wishes and doubts, and in si-clauses that set up a hypothetical present. The yo form is ofreciera. It is built on the third-person plural preterite stem, which is why it looks different from the present subjunctive.

Imperative — Affirmative

Person Pronoun Form
tú te ofrece
él/ella/Ud. se ofrezca
nosotros/as nos ofrezcamos
vosotros/as os ofreced
ellos/ellas/Uds. se ofrezcan

There is no yo form in the imperative — you cannot command yourself.

In real speech the reflexive pronoun attaches to the end of an affirmative command; the table shows the pronoun and the form separately so you can see both parts.

Use the affirmative imperative of ofrecerse to tell someone to do something: instructions, invitations and requests. The tú form is ofrece. For a polite command, use the usted form ofrezca instead of the tú form.

Imperative — Negative

Person Pronoun Form
tú te ofrezcas
él/ella/Ud. se ofrezca
nosotros/as nos ofrezcamos
vosotros/as os ofrecáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se ofrezcan

There is no yo form in the imperative — you cannot command yourself.

In real speech the reflexive pronoun attaches to the end of an affirmative command; the table shows the pronoun and the form separately so you can see both parts.

Use the negative imperative of ofrecerse to forbid or to warn: «¡No ofrezcas!». The tú form is ofrezcas, taken from the present subjunctive. The word no always comes first, and the form never changes for emphasis.

Example sentences

  1. Me ofrezco todos los días. — I offer myself every day.
  2. Ayer me ofrecí por la tarde. — Yesterday I offerred myself in the afternoon.
  3. Antes, me ofrecía todos los días. — In the past, I used to offer myself every day.
  4. Mañana me ofreceré sin falta. — Tomorrow I will offer myself without fail.
  5. Si tuviera más tiempo, me ofrecería ahora mismo. — If I had more time, I would offer myself right now.
  6. Hoy me he ofrecido dos veces. — Today I have offerred myself twice.
  7. Espero que te ofrezcas pronto. — I hope You offer yourself soon.
  8. Si me ofreciera, todo sería distinto. — If I offerred myself, everything would be different.
  9. Ahora mismo me estoy ofreciendo. — Right now I am offerring myself.
  10. ¡No te ofrezcas! — Don't offer yourself!

Common mistakes

1. Forgetting the reflexive pronoun

Wrong: yo ofrezco todos los días.

Right: me ofrezco todos los días.

ofrecerse is reflexive: the pronoun me belongs before every conjugated form. Without it, you are using the non-reflexive verb, which means something different — doing the action to someone else instead of to yourself.

2. Missing the spelling change in the present indicative

Wrong: Yo ofreco.

Right: Yo ofrezco.

The spelling changes so the pronunciation stays the same: the yo form in the present indicative is ofrezco, not ofreco. The endings are regular — only the spelling of the stem-final letter adjusts before e and i.

3. Using the imperfect for a finished event

Wrong: Ayer me ofrecía.

Right: Ayer me ofrecí.

Yesterday's finished action needs the preterite, ofrecí. The imperfect ofrecía describes what used to happen or what was going on, not a single completed event.

4. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger

Wrong: Espero que te ofreces.

Right: Espero que te ofrezcas.

After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: ofrezcas, not the indicative ofreces. Wishes, hopes and doubts all trigger this change.

5. Using the affirmative imperative after no

Wrong: No te ofrece.

Right: No te ofrezcas.

Negative commands use the subjunctive-based forms: no ofrezcas. The affirmative ofrece can never follow no.

6. Confusing the gerund with the past participle

Wrong: He ofreciendo.

Right: He ofrecido.

The perfect tenses use haber plus the past participle: he ofrecido. The gerund ofreciendo goes with estar for actions in progress («Estoy ofreciendo»), never with haber.

Quiz

Test yourself on the forms above. Choose the correct answer, then check the key below.

1. What is the vosotros/as form of ofrecerse in the present indicative?

- (a) ofrece
- (b) ofrezco
- (c) ofrecéis
- (d) ofreces

2. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of ofrecerse in the preterite?

- (a) ofreció
- (b) ofreciste
- (c) ofrecí
- (d) ofrecieron

3. What is the yo form of ofrecerse in the imperfect?

- (a) ofrecía
- (b) ofrecíamos
- (c) ofrecías
- (d) ofrecía

4. What is the tú form of ofrecerse in the future?

- (a) ofreceremos
- (b) ofrecerá
- (c) ofreceré
- (d) ofrecerás

5. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of ofrecerse in the conditional?

- (a) ofrecerías
- (b) ofrecería
- (c) ofreceríamos
- (d) ofrecería

6. What is the nosotros/as form of ofrecerse in the present perfect?

- (a) has ofrecido
- (b) he ofrecido
- (c) hemos ofrecido
- (d) ha ofrecido

7. What is the vosotros/as form of ofrecerse in the present subjunctive?

- (a) ofrezcas
- (b) ofrezca
- (c) ofrecáis
- (d) ofrezca

8. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of ofrecerse in the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms)?

- (a) ofrecieran
- (b) ofreciera
- (c) ofrecieras
- (d) ofreciera

9. What is the gerund of ofrecerse?

- (a) ofreciendo
- (b) ofrezco
- (c) ofrecido
- (d) ofrecerse

10. What is the past participle of ofrecerse?

- (a) ofrecerse
- (b) ofrecido
- (c) ofreciendo
- (d) ofrecí

Answer key

1. (c) — In the present indicative, the vosotros/as form of ofrecerse is ofrecéis. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 2. (d) — In the preterite, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of ofrecerse is ofrecieron. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 3. (a) — In the imperfect, the yo form of ofrecerse is ofrecía. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (d) — In the future, the tú form of ofrecerse is ofrecerás. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (b) — In the conditional, the él/ella/Ud. form of ofrecerse is ofrecería. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (c) — In the present perfect, the nosotros/as form of ofrecerse is hemos ofrecido. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 7. (c) — In the present subjunctive, the vosotros/as form of ofrecerse is ofrecáis. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 8. (a) — In the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms), the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of ofrecerse is ofrecieran. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 9. (a) — The gerund of ofrecerse is ofreciendo. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy ofreciendo». 10. (b) — The past participle of ofrecerse is ofrecido. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he ofrecido».

Frequently asked questions

Is ofrecerse regular or irregular?

Mostly yes — ofrecerse takes the regular -er endings, but the spelling of the stem changes in some forms (for example the yo preterite ofrecí). The endings never change; only the stem-final letter adjusts so the pronunciation stays the same.

What are the gerund and past participle of ofrecerse?

The gerund is ofreciendo and the past participle is ofrecido. Use the gerund with estar for actions in progress («Estoy ofreciendo») and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses («he ofrecido»).

How do I say «I offer myself» in Spanish?

Say «Me ofrezco todos los días». That is the yo form of the present tense, the form you need for talking about yourself right now.

What is the difference between the preterite and the imperfect of ofrecerse?

Use the preterite (ofrecí) for a single finished event and the imperfect (ofrecía) for habits and background. «Ayer yo ofrecí» reports something that happened and ended; «Antes, yo ofrecía» describes what used to happen.

When do I use the subjunctive with ofrecerse?

Use the subjunctive after wishes, doubts, emotions and impersonal expressions — for example «Espero que tú ofrezcas». The trigger sits in the main clause; once it is there, the subjunctive form is required, not a stylistic choice.

What does the -se in ofrecerse mean?

The -se marks ofrecerse as reflexive: the action comes back to the subject. You always pair the form with its pronoun — me, te, se, nos, os, se — placed before the conjugated verb. Dropping the pronoun changes the meaning, so treat the pronoun as part of the verb.

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