Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
Introduction to the verb arguer
The English translation of the French verb arguer is “to argue.” It is pronounced “ar-gueh.”
The language origin of arguer comes from the Latin word “arguere,” meaning “to prove” or “to accuse.”
In everyday French, arguer is most often used in the Passé Composé (present perfect) tense to refer to an argument or disagreement that has occurred in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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J’ai argumenté avec mon frère hier soir. (I argued with my brother last night.)
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Nous avons argué pendant des heures avant de trouver une solution. (We argued for hours before finding a solution.)
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Elle a argué qu’elle avait raison, mais personne ne l’a crue. (She argued that she was right, but no one believed her.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of arguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai argué | J’ai argué en ma faveur. | I argued in my favor. |
tu | as argué | Tu as argué contre lui. | You argued against him. |
il | a argué | Il a argué sa cause. | He argued his case. |
elle | a argué | Elle a argué ses droits. | She argued her rights. |
on | a argué | On a argué sa présence. | We argued his presence. |
nous | avons argué | Nous avons argué ensemble. | We argued together. |
vous | avez argué | Vous avez argué en vain. | You argued in vain. |
ils | ont argué | Ils ont argué leur point de vue. | They argued their point of view. |
elles | ont argué | Elles ont argué leur innocence. | They argued their innocence. |
Other Conjugations for Arguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arguer
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Arguer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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