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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

resolver

to solve, to sort out

  • #90 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: resolvendo
  • Past participle: resolvido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I solve
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you solve
  3. nós we solve
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all solve

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I solved
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you solved
  3. nós we solved
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all solved

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to solve
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to solve
  3. nós we are going to solve
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to solve

Imperfect

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

  1. eu I used to solve
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to solve
  3. nós we used to solve
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to solve

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would solve
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would solve
  3. nós we would solve
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would solve

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I solve
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you solve
  3. nós (that) we solve
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all solve

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I solved
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you solved
  3. nós (if) we solved
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all solved

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I solve
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you solve
  3. nós (when) we solve
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all solve

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você solve!
  2. vocês solve! (all of you)

How to use resolver

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

  1. Present

    Eu resolvo isso em dois minutos.

    I'll sort that out in two minutes.

  2. Past

    A gente resolveu ficar em casa hoje.

    We decided to stay home today.

  3. Future

    O técnico vai resolver o problema amanhã cedo.

    The technician is going to solve the problem early tomorrow.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai resolvia tudo com uma ligação.

    My father used to sort everything out with one phone call.

  5. Conditional

    Um café resolveria o meu dia.

    A coffee would fix my day.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que eles resolvam isso sem brigar.

    I hope they sort this out without fighting.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o dinheiro resolvesse tudo, seria fácil.

    If money solved everything, it would be easy.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você resolver o que quer, me liga.

    When you decide what you want, call me.

  9. Imperative

    Resolva isso hoje, não deixe para amanhã.

    Sort it out today, don't leave it for tomorrow.

Good to know

  • "Resolver" is also to decide: "resolvi ficar em casa".

Where you hear resolver

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

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • A gente resolve isso hoje. We'll sort it out today.
  • Eu já resolvi o problema. I've already sorted out the problem.
  • Eu vou resolver isso amanhã. I'm going to sort it out tomorrow.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu resolvo tudo. I sort everything out.
  • Eu resolvi o problema da banda. I sorted out the problem with the band.
  • A gente vai resolver isso hoje. We're going to sort this out today.
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Nobody Had Thought of That

Intermediate Level 1 · resolveu · resolvido

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It Can't Be True

Intermediate Level 2 · Resolvido!

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.