Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | argumento | |
| tú | argumentas | |
| él / ella / usted | argumenta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | argumentamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | argumentáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | argumentan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | argumenté | |
| tú | argumentaste | |
| él / ella / usted | argumentó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | argumentamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | argumentasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | argumentaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | argumentaba | |
| tú | argumentabas | |
| él / ella / usted | argumentaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | argumentábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | argumentabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | argumentaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | argumentaré | |
| tú | argumentarás | |
| él / ella / usted | argumentará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | argumentaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | argumentaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | argumentarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | argumentaría | |
| tú | argumentarías | |
| él / ella / usted | argumentaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | argumentaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | argumentaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | argumentarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | argumente | |
| tú | argumentes | |
| él / ella / usted | argumente | |
| nosotros / nosotras | argumentemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | argumentéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | argumenten |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to argue (to make a case for a point of view)
- to dispute
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations