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SPANISH VERB

discutir

to argue, to discuss

  • #286 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: discutiendo
  • Past participle: discutido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I argue
  2. tú you argue
  3. usted, él, ella he/she argues
  4. nosotros we argue
  5. vosotros Spain you all argue
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they argue

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I argued
  2. tú you argued
  3. usted, él, ella he/she argued
  4. nosotros we argued
  5. vosotros Spain you all argued
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they argued

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to argue
  2. tú you used to argue
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to argue
  4. nosotros we used to argue
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to argue
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to argue

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will argue
  2. tú you will argue
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will argue
  4. nosotros we will argue
  5. vosotros Spain you all will argue
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will argue

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would argue
  2. tú you would argue
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would argue
  4. nosotros we would argue
  5. vosotros Spain you all would argue
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would argue

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I argue
  2. tú (that) you argue
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she argue
  4. nosotros (that) we argue
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all argue
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they argue

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I argued
  2. tú (if) you argued
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she argued
  4. nosotros (if) we argued
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all argued
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they argued

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú argue!
  2. usted argue! (formal)
  3. nosotros argue! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain argue! (all of you)
  5. ustedes argue! (all of you)

How to use discutir

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

  1. Present

    ¿Por qué discuten tus vecinos todas las noches?

    Why do your neighbors argue every night?

  2. Past

    Ayer discutí con mi hermana por una tontería.

    Yesterday I argued with my sister over something silly.

  3. Imperfect

    De niños discutíamos por el mando de la tele.

    As kids we fought over the TV remote.

  4. Future

    Mañana discutiremos el presupuesto con el equipo.

    Tomorrow we'll discuss the budget with the team.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no discutiría con él, nunca cambia de opinión.

    I wouldn't argue with him, he never changes his mind.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que discutan delante de los niños.

    I don't want you two arguing in front of the kids.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si discutieras menos, dormirías mejor.

    If you argued less, you'd sleep better.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No discutas con el árbitro, que te expulsa!

    Don't argue with the referee, he'll send you off!

Good to know

  • "Discutir" is usually to argue: discutieron por dinero. For a calm talk, say "hablar de".

Where you hear discutir

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 2

  • Pablo y yo discutimos por el color de la cocina. Pablo and I argue about the colour of the kitchen.
  • Ayer discutí con el fontanero por teléfono. Yesterday I argued with the plumber on the phone.
  • No voy a discutir con Ortega por un cojín. I'm not going to argue with Ortega about a cushion.
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Fluency Level 2 · discutíamos

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