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FRENCH VERB

résoudre

to solve

  • #359 most used
  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: résolu
  • Present participle: résolvant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

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

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

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

How to use résoudre

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

  1. Present

    Elle résout les mots croisés en dix minutes.

    She solves the crossword in ten minutes.

  2. Past

    On a enfin résolu le problème de chauffage.

    We've finally solved the heating problem.

  3. Imperfect

    Mon père résolvait toutes les pannes avec un tournevis.

    My dad fixed every breakdown with a screwdriver.

  4. Future

    Ça ne résoudra rien de crier comme ça.

    Shouting like that won't solve anything.

  5. Conditional

    Un peu d'argent résoudrait pas mal de choses.

    A bit of money would solve quite a few things.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on résolve ça avant la réunion de lundi.

    We need to solve this before Monday's meeting.

  7. Imperative

    Résolvez ce problème ensemble, c'est plus facile.

    Solve this problem together, it's easier.

Good to know

  • Résoudre un problème is to solve a problem; se résoudre à, to bring yourself to do something.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -re verb.