Look at these sentences in Passé composé:
J'ai souffert toute la nuit.I've suffered all night long.
Qu'est-ce que tu lui as offert ?What did you give her?
Il n'a pas souffert du tout.He didn't suffer at all.
Nous leur avons offert des fleurs après le spectacle.We gave them flowers after the show.
Avez-vous déjà souffert de discrimination ?Have you already experienced discrimination?
Ses enfants lui ont offert le meilleur cadeau du monde !Her children gave her the best gift ever!
In
Passé composé, the verbs
offrir (
to offer/give) and
souffrir (
to suffer) have
irregular past participles:
offert / souffert, and work with
avoir as the auxiliary.
avoir in
Présent indicatif +
offert / souffert
See also Conjugate ouvrir, découvrir and derivatives (+ avoir) in Le Passé Composé (conversational past)
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