The verbs offrir (to offer/ to give) and souffrir (to suffer) are irregular in Présent indicatif :
Although they're -ir verbs, they conjugate like -er verbs!
OFFRIR (to offer / to give)
| j'offre |
| tu offres |
| il/elle/on offre |
| nous offrons |
| vous offrez |
| ils/elles offrent |
SOUFFRIR (to suffer)
| je souffre |
| tu souffres |
| il/elle/on souffre |
| nous souffrons |
| vous souffrez |
| ils/elles souffrent |
Listen to these examples:
J'offre des fleurs à ma mère pour son anniversaire.
I'm offering my mother flowers for her birthday.
Tu souffres beaucoup ?
Are you suffering much?
Basile m'offre un cadeau.
Basile gives me a present.
Nous souffrons de son manque d'attention.
We're suffering from her lack of care.
Qu'est-ce que vous lui offrez pour Noël ?
What are you giving her for Christmas?
Leurs amis leur offrent toujours des chèques-cadeaux.
Their friends always give them gift certificates.
See also Conjugate cueillir and derivatives in Le Présent (present tense)
and Conjugate ouvrir, découvrir and derivatives in Le Présent (present tense)
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Nous souffrons de son manque d'attention.
We're suffering from her lack of care.
Basile m'offre un cadeau.
Basile gives me a present.
Tu souffres beaucoup ?
Are you suffering much?
Leurs amis leur offrent toujours des chèques-cadeaux.
Their friends always give them gift certificates.
J'offre des fleurs à ma mère pour son anniversaire.
I'm offering my mother flowers for her birthday.
Qu'est-ce que vous lui offrez pour Noël ?
What are you giving her for Christmas?
Walter
Kwiziq community member
15 December 2018
1 reply
" ... offering flowers to my mother for her birthday.
Shouldn't the English translation read, "I'm giving my mother flowers ... " rather than "offering"?
Chris
Kwiziq community member
17 December 2018
17/12/18