ofrecieron

Ofrecieron is the pretérito indefinido (simple past) form of the Spanish verb ofrecer in the third person plural. It means that “they offered” or “you all offered” in a past context. The form is commonly used in narrative and reporting to describe past offers, whether of help, opportunities, objects, or services.

Usage notes: This form is irregular in the sense that it does not follow the regular endings of -er verbs in the pretérito indefinido. It preserves a stem related to ofrecer’s irregular conjugation, and the ellos/ellas/ustedes form appears as ofrecieron. It can appear in sentences such as “Ellos ofrecieron su apoyo” or “Las autoridades ofrecieron ayuda a las víctimas.” In combination with other verb tenses, it can convey past acts of proposing or presenting something.

Etymology: The verb ofrecer comes from Latin offerre, meaning to present or bring before. In Spanish it developed into the modern verb ofrecer, with its various irregular conjugations in different tenses, including the pretérito indefinido form ofrecieron.

See also: ofrecer, pretérito indefinido, conjugación irregular de ofrecer, español verbos irregulares del pretérito.

Overall, orgullos de ofrecer“ofrecieron” serves as a standard past-tense marker for a group offering something in Spanish, widely used in everyday language, journalism, literature, and formal registers.