Conjugation

Argue with

se disputer avec quelqu’un

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like like, love, use, abide by, advocate for, aspire to

  • Phrasal verb: with

    Only argue changes; with stays the same: argued with, argued with.

In speech, the helping verbs shorten: I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, the past, and your plans, and to give instructions.

  1. Present simple

    Habits, facts, and how things usually are. To say no or ask, add do or does: I don't argue with, he doesn't argue with.

    1. I / you / we / they argue with
    2. he / she / it argues with

  2. Present continuous

    What is happening now, and plans already arranged: we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am arguing with
    2. you / we / they are arguing with
    3. he / she / it is arguing with

  3. Past simple

    A finished action at a past time: yesterday, in 2020. To say no or ask, add did: I didn't argue with.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they argued with

  4. Future with going to

    Plans and intentions, and what you can see coming: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to argue with
    2. you / we / they are going to argue with
    3. he / she / it is going to argue with

  5. Imperative

    Orders, advice, and instructions. Let’s suggests doing it together. To say no: don't argue with.

    1. (you) argue with
    2. let's argue with
BeginnerExperiences, what you were doing, and the future with will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAlso show the Beginner tenses (3)

  1. Present perfect

    The past linked to now: experiences, news, and what started earlier and still goes on: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have argued with
    2. he / she / it has argued with

  2. Past continuous

    An action in progress at a past moment, often interrupted: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was arguing with
    2. you / we / they were arguing with

  3. Future with will

    Predictions, promises, offers, and decisions made now: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will argue with
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAlso show the Intermediate tenses (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    An activity from the past until now, and how long it has lasted: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been arguing with
    2. he / she / it has been arguing with

  2. Past perfect

    The past before another past moment: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had argued with

  3. Future continuous

    An action in progress at a future moment: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be arguing with

  4. Conditional

    What would happen in an imagined situation, and polite requests: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would argue with

  5. Conditional perfect

    What would have happened, but did not: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have argued with
AdvancedWhat will have happened, and the longer continuous tenses.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAlso show the Advanced tenses (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    An activity that had been going on until a past moment: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been arguing with

  2. Future perfect

    An action finished before a future moment: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have argued with

  3. Future perfect continuous

    How long an activity will have lasted at a future moment: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been arguing with

  4. Conditional continuous

    An action that would be in progress in an imagined situation: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be arguing with

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    An activity that would have been going on in an imagined past: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been arguing with