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FRENCH VERB

se disputer

to argue

  • #191 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: disputé
  • Present participle: se disputant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I argue
  2. tu you argue
  3. il, elle, on he/she argues
  4. nous we argue
  5. vous you argue
  6. ils, elles they argue

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I argued
  2. tu you argued
  3. il, elle, on he/she argued
  4. nous we argued
  5. vous you argued
  6. ils, elles they argued

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to argue
  2. tu you used to argue
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to argue
  4. nous we used to argue
  5. vous you used to argue
  6. ils, elles they used to argue

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will argue
  2. tu you will argue
  3. il, elle, on he/she will argue
  4. nous we will argue
  5. vous you will argue
  6. ils, elles they will argue

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would argue
  2. tu you would argue
  3. il, elle, on he/she would argue
  4. nous we would argue
  5. vous you would argue
  6. ils, elles they would argue

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I argue
  2. tu (that) you argue
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she argue
  4. nous (that) we argue
  5. vous (that) you argue
  6. ils, elles (that) they argue

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu argue!
  2. nous argue! (let’s)
  3. vous argue! (plural, or formal)

How to use se disputer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mes voisins se disputent tous les soirs.

    My neighbours argue every evening.

  2. Past

    On s'est disputés pour une histoire de vaisselle.

    We argued over the washing-up.

  3. Imperfect

    Petits, mon frère et moi, on se disputait sans arrêt.

    As kids, my brother and I argued non-stop.

  4. Future

    Si tu dis ça, vous vous disputerez encore.

    If you say that, you'll argue again.

  5. Conditional

    On se disputerait moins avec deux salles de bain.

    We'd argue less with two bathrooms.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne veux pas qu'on se dispute devant les enfants.

    I don't want us arguing in front of the children.

  7. Imperative

    Ne vous disputez pas pour une place de parking !

    Don't argue over a parking space!

Good to know

  • Se disputer avec quelqu'un; une dispute is a row, not a sports contest.

Where you hear se disputer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Tous les couples se disputent. All couples argue.
  • On s'est disputés. We argued.
  • On ne va plus se disputer. We're not going to argue any more.
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The First Argument

Beginner Level 3 · On s'est disputés.

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