To argue /tu ˈɑr.ɡju/ puede significar discutir con otra persona por un desacuerdo o argumentar y presentar razones para defender una idea.
Este verbo se usa comúnmente con estas estructuras:
- Argue with someone — discutir con alguien.
- I argued with my brother. — "Discutí con mi hermano."
- Argue about/over something — discutir por o sobre algo.
- They argued about money. — “Discutieron por dinero.”
- Argue that + oración — argumentar o sostener que algo es verdad.
- She argued that the rule was unfair. — “Ella argumentó que la regla era injusta.”
- Argue for/against something — presentar argumentos a favor o en contra de algo.
- He argued against the new law. — “Él presentó argumentos en contra de la nueva ley.”
Podemos combinar estas estructuras: She argued with her husband about money (Ella discutió con su esposo por dinero). Usamos with para indicar la persona y about o over para indicar el tema del desacuerdo.
Argue y discuss no significan exactamente lo mismo. Argue normalmente indica un desacuerdo y puede incluir enojo. Discuss significa hablar de un tema para intercambiar ideas y no necesariamente implica una pelea. Además, decimos discuss something, no “discuss about something”.
Argue y fight también pueden describir un conflicto, pero fight es más fuerte y puede referirse a una pelea física. Argue normalmente se refiere a una discusión con palabras.
Argue se pronuncia /ˈɑr.ɡju/. La forma de tercera persona argues se pronuncia /ˈɑr.ɡjuz/, con sonido final /z/. El pasado y el participio argued se pronuncian /ˈɑr.ɡjud/, con sonido final /d/. El gerundio arguing se escribe sin la e final y se pronuncia /ˈɑr.ɡju.ɪŋ/.
Simple Tense
Simple Present Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I argue | We argue |
| 2ª | You argue | You argue |
| 3ª | He/She/It argues | They argue |
Argue: /ˈɑr.ɡju/, argues: /ˈɑr.ɡjuz/
Simple Past Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I argued | We argued |
| 2ª | You argued | You argued |
| 3ª | He/She/It argued | They argued |
Argued: /ˈɑr.ɡjud/
Simple Future Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will argue | We will argue |
| 2ª | You will argue | You will argue |
| 3ª | He/She/It will argue | They will argue |
Will argue: /wɪl ˈɑr.ɡju/
Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I am arguing | We are arguing |
| 2ª | You are arguing | You are arguing |
| 3ª | He/She/It is arguing | They are arguing |
Arguing: /ˈɑr.ɡju.ɪŋ/
Past Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I was arguing | We were arguing |
| 2ª | You were arguing | You were arguing |
| 3ª | He/She/It was arguing | They were arguing |
Was arguing: /wəz ˈɑr.ɡju.ɪŋ/, Were arguing: /wɜr ˈɑr.ɡju.ɪŋ/
Future Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will be arguing | We will be arguing |
| 2ª | You will be arguing | You will be arguing |
| 3ª | He/She/It will be arguing | They will be arguing |
Will be arguing: /wɪl bi ˈɑr.ɡju.ɪŋ/
Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I have argued | We have argued |
| 2ª | You have argued | You have argued |
| 3ª | He/She/It has argued | They have argued |
Have argued: /hæv ˈɑr.ɡjud/, Has argued: /hæz ˈɑr.ɡjud/
Past Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I had argued | We had argued |
| 2ª | You had argued | You had argued |
| 3ª | He/She/It had argued | They had argued |
Had argued: /hæd ˈɑr.ɡjud/
Future Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will have argued | We will have argued |
| 2ª | You will have argued | You will have argued |
| 3ª | He/She/It will have argued | They will have argued |
Will have argued: /wɪl hæv ˈɑr.ɡjud/
