Ofender means to insult, hurt, or cause offense to someone. It is used when someone's feelings are hurt or when an action is considered disrespectful.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ofendo | No quiero ofenderte con mis palabras. I don't want to offend you with my words. | |
| Tú | ofendes | ¿Por qué ofendes a tus amigos? Why do you offend your friends? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ofende | Ella no quiere ofender a nadie. She doesn't want to offend anyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ofendemos | No queremos ofender a los invitados. We don't want to offend the guests. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ofendéis | Vosotros no debéis ofender a los profesores. You all shouldn't offend the teachers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ofenden | Ellos a veces ofenden sin querer. They sometimes offend unintentionally. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ofendí | No quise ofenderte con mis palabras. I didn't mean to offend you with my words. | |
| Tú | ofendiste | ¿Por qué ofendiste a tu amigo? Why did you offend your friend? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ofendió | Él ofendió a su jefe sin querer. He offended his boss unintentionally. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ofendimos | Nosotros no quisimos ofender a nadie. We didn't want to offend anyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ofendisteis | Vosotros ofendisteis a los vecinos. You offended the neighbors. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ofendieron | Ellos ofendieron a la profesora con sus comentarios. They offended the teacher with their comments. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ofendía | Nunca me ofendía con sus palabras. He/She/It never offended me with his/her words. | |
| Tú | ofendías | ¿Por qué siempre te ofendías fácilmente? Why did you always get offended easily? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ofendía | Él se ofendía por cualquier comentario. He used to get offended by any comment. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ofendíamos | Nos ofendíamos por cosas pequeñas. We used to get offended by small things. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ofendíais | Vosotros siempre os ofendíais sin razón. You all used to get offended without reason. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ofendían | Ellos se ofendían con facilidad. They used to get offended easily. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy ofendiendo | Estoy ofendiendo a mi amigo sin querer. I am offending my friend unintentionally. | |
| Tú | estás ofendiendo | Estás ofendiendo a todos con tus palabras. You are offending everyone with your words. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está ofendiendo | Ella está ofendiendo a su jefe ahora mismo. She is offending her boss right now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos ofendiendo | Estamos ofendiendo a los vecinos con la música. We are offending the neighbors with the music. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis ofendiendo | Vosotros estáis ofendiendo a la comunidad. You all are offending the community. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están ofendiendo | Los niños están ofendiendo a sus amigos. The children are offending their friends. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a ofender | Voy a ofenderme si dices eso. I am going to take offense if you say that. | |
| Tú | te vas a ofender | ¿Vas a ofenderte por eso? Are you going to take offense because of that? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se va a ofender | Se va a ofender si no le ayudas. He/She is going to take offense if you don't help him/her. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos vamos a ofender | Nos vamos a ofender si no nos escuchan. We are going to take offense if they don't listen to us. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os vais a ofender | ¿Os vais a ofender por eso? Are you all going to take offense because of that? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se van a ofender | Se van a ofender si no respetan las reglas. They are going to take offense if they don't respect the rules. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ofenderé | No quiero ofenderte con mis palabras. I don't want to offend you with my words. | |
| Tú | ofenderás | ¿Crees que ofenderás a alguien? Do you think you will offend someone? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ofenderá | Él no intentará ofender a nadie. He will not try to offend anyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ofenderemos | Nosotros no ofenderemos a los invitados. We will not offend the guests. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ofenderéis | ¿Ofenderéis a los vecinos con eso? Will you offend the neighbors with that? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ofenderán | Ellos no ofenderán a nadie intencionadamente. They will not offend anyone intentionally. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ofendería | Yo no me ofendería con esas palabras. I wouldn't take offense at those words. | |
| Tú | ofenderías | ¿Tú te ofenderías si no te invitan? Would you get offended if you're not invited? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ofendería | Él no se ofendería por eso. He wouldn't get offended by that. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ofenderíamos | Nosotros no nos ofenderíamos fácilmente. We wouldn't get offended easily. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ofenderíais | ¿Vosotros no os ofenderíais por eso? Wouldn't you all get offended by that? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ofenderían | Ellos no se ofenderían con esas palabras. They wouldn't get offended by those words. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he ofendido | Me he ofendido con su comentario. I have been offended by his comment. | |
| Tú | te has ofendido | ¿Por qué te has ofendido tanto? Why have you been so offended? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se ha ofendido | Ella se ha ofendido por la noticia. She has been offended by the news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hemos ofendido | Nos hemos ofendido por el comentario. We have been offended by the comment. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habéis ofendido | Vuestros amigos se han ofendido. Your friends have been offended. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han ofendido | Se han ofendido con la noticia. They have been offended by the news. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había ofendido | Yo había ofendido a mi amigo antes de disculparme. I had offended my friend before apologizing. | |
| Tú | habías ofendido | Tú habías ofendido a tu hermana sin querer. You had offended your sister unintentionally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había ofendido | Ella había ofendido a su jefe en la reunión. She had offended her boss in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos ofendido | Nosotros habíamos ofendido a los vecinos con el ruido. We had offended the neighbors with the noise. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais ofendido | Vosotros habíais ofendido a los invitados sin querer. You all had offended the guests unintentionally. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían ofendido | Ellos habían ofendido a la comunidad con sus palabras. They had offended the community with their words. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré ofendido | Para entonces, ya habré ofendido a alguien. By then, I will have offended someone. | |
| Tú | habrás ofendido | Seguramente habrás ofendido a tu amigo. You will have offended your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá ofendido | Ella habrá ofendido a su jefe. She will have offended her boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos ofendido | Nosotros habremos ofendido a alguien sin querer. We will have offended someone unintentionally. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis ofendido | Vosotros habréis ofendido a muchos. You all will have offended many. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán ofendido | Ellos habrán ofendido a varias personas. They will have offended several people. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría ofendido | Yo habría ofendido sus sentimientos. I would have offended his feelings. | |
| Tú | habrías ofendido | Tú habrías ofendido a tu amigo. You would have offended your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría ofendido | Él habría ofendido a su jefe. He would have offended his boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos ofendido | Nosotros habríamos ofendido a la comunidad. We would have offended the community. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais ofendido | Vosotros habríais ofendido a los vecinos. You all would have offended the neighbors. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían ofendido | Ellos habrían ofendido a la familia. They would have offended the family. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ofenda | Espero que no ofenda a nadie. I hope I don't offend anyone. | |
| Tú | ofendas | Es importante que no ofendas a tus amigos. It's important that you don't offend your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ofenda | Es posible que él ofenda sin querer. It's possible that he offends unintentionally. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ofendamos | Queremos que no ofendamos a nadie. We want us not to offend anyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ofendáis | Es necesario que no ofendáis a los invitados. It's necessary that you don't offend the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ofendan | Dudo que ellos ofendan a alguien intencionadamente. I doubt that they offend anyone intentionally. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ofendiera | Esperaba que no me ofendiera. I hoped he wouldn't offend me. | |
| Tú | ofendieras | No creía que te ofendieras fácilmente. I didn't think you would get offended easily. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ofendiera | Me sorprendió que él se ofendiera. I was surprised that he got offended. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ofendiéramos | Si nos ofendiéramos, sería por malentendidos. If we got offended, it would be because of misunderstandings. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ofendierais | No creía que os ofendierais por eso. I didn't think you all would get offended by that. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ofendieran | Esperaba que no se ofendieran por la noticia. I hoped they wouldn't get offended by the news. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ofendiere | Si me ofendiere, te lo diré. If I were to offend you, I will tell you. | |
| Tú | ofendieres | ¿Qué harás si ofendieres a alguien? What will you do if you offend someone? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ofendiere | Si él ofendiere a su amigo, se arrepentirá. If he offends his friend, he will regret it. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ofendiremos | Nosotros ofendiere a nadie intencionadamente. We will offend no one intentionally. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ofendiereis | ¿Qué haréis si ofendiere a alguien? What will you do if you offend someone? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ofendieren | Si ellos ofendieren a alguien, pedirán disculpas. If they offend someone, they will apologize. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya ofendido | Espero que haya ofendido a alguien sin querer. I hope I have offended someone unintentionally. | |
| Tú | hayas ofendido | Es posible que hayas ofendido a tu amigo. It's possible that you have offended your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya ofendido | Es importante que haya ofendido a alguien para aprender. It's important that he/she/you have offended someone to learn. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos ofendido | Quizá hayamos ofendido a alguien sin darnos cuenta. Maybe we have offended someone without realizing. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis ofendido | No creo que hayáis ofendido a nadie. I don't think you have offended anyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan ofendido | Es posible que hayan ofendido a alguien en la reunión. It's possible that they have offended someone at the meeting. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera ofendido | Si hubiera ofendido a alguien, lo lamentaría. If I had offended someone, I would regret it. | |
| Tú | hubieras ofendido | Es posible que hubieras ofendido a tu amigo. You might have offended your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera ofendido | Ella habría ofendido a todos sin querer. She would have offended everyone unintentionally. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos ofendido | Nosotros no hubiéramos ofendido si hubiéramos sabido. We wouldn't have offended if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais ofendido | ¿Crees que habríais ofendido a alguien? Do you think you would have offended someone? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran ofendido | Es probable que no hubieran ofendido a nadie. They probably didn't offend anyone. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere ofendido | Es posible que yo hubiere ofendido a alguien. It is possible that I will have offended someone. | |
| Tú | hubieres ofendido | Quizás tú hubieres ofendido a tu amigo. Maybe you will have offended your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere ofendido | Es probable que él hubiere ofendido a alguien. It is likely that he will have offended someone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos ofendido | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos ofendido a muchos. By then, we will have offended many. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis ofendido | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis ofendido a alguien. It is possible that you all will have offended someone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren ofendido | Quizá ellos hubieren ofendido a alguien sin querer. Perhaps they will have offended someone unintentionally. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ofende | ¡Ofende a quien te ofende! Offend those who offend you! | |
| Tú | ofende | ¡Ofende con tus palabras! Offend with your words! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ofenda | ¡Ofenda a quien se lo merezca! Offend those who deserve it! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ofendamos | ¡Ofendamos a los que nos insultan! Let's offend those who insult us! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ofended | ¡Ofended a todos los presentes! Offend everyone present! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ofendan | ¡Que no ofendan a nadie! Let them not offend anyone! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no me ofendas | No me ofendas con esas palabras. Don't offend me with those words. | |
| Tú | no ofendas | No ofendas a tus amigos. Don't offend your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no ofenda | Por favor, no ofenda a nadie. Please, don't offend anyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no ofendamos | No ofendamos a los vecinos. Let's not offend the neighbors. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no ofendáis | No ofendáis a los invitados. Don't offend the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no ofendan | Deben actuar sin ofender a nadie. They should act without offending anyone. |
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