Russian reference
спорить
to argue; to dispute an opinion (imperfective)
Regular · 9 form tables
Includes aspect specific future forms, requests and conditional constructions. Stress marks are retained. Participles and verbal adverbs appear separately; a missing form is not supplied by this reference.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I argue |
| ты | you argue |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it argues |
| мы | we argue |
| вы | you (plural) argue |
| они | they argue |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I argued |
| ты | you argued |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it argued |
| мы | we argued |
| вы | you (plural) argued |
| они | they argued |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will argue |
| ты | you will argue |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will argue |
| мы | we will argue |
| вы | you (plural) will argue |
| они | they will argue |
Imperfective future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I will argue |
| ты | you will argue |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it will argue |
| мы | we will argue |
| вы | you (plural) will argue |
| они | they will argue |
Requests and wishes
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ты | argue! |
| вы | argue! (plural) |
Let us
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| мы | let us argue; to dispute an opinion (imperfective) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | I would argue |
| ты | you would argue |
| он / она / оно | he/she/it would argue |
| мы | we would argue |
| вы | you (plural) would argue |
| они | they would argue |
So that / want someone to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | so that I argue |
| ты | so that you argue |
| он / она / оно | so that he/she/it argue |
| мы | so that we argue |
| вы | so that you (plural) argue |
| они | so that they argue |
If … would
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| я | if I argue |
| ты | if you argue |
| он / она / оно | if he/she/it argue |
| мы | if we argue |
| вы | if you (plural) argue |
| они | if they argue |
Additional forms
Infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | to argue; to dispute an opinion (imperfective) |
Present active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who is performing the action: to argue; to dispute an opinion (imperfective) |
Past active participle
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | one who was performing the action: to argue; to dispute an opinion (imperfective) |
Simultaneous verbal adverb
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Form | while performing the action: to argue; to dispute an opinion (imperfective) |
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