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ITALIAN VERB

risolvere

to solve

  • #459 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: risolto
  • Gerund: risolvendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I solve
  2. tu you solve
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she solves
  4. noi we solve
  5. voi you all solve
  6. loro they solve

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I solved
  2. tu you solved
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she solved
  4. noi we solved
  5. voi you all solved
  6. loro they solved

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to solve
  2. tu you used to solve
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to solve
  4. noi we used to solve
  5. voi you all used to solve
  6. loro they used to solve

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will solve
  2. tu you will solve
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will solve
  4. noi we will solve
  5. voi you all will solve
  6. loro they will solve

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would solve
  2. tu you would solve
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would solve
  4. noi we would solve
  5. voi you all would solve
  6. loro they would solve

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I solve
  2. tu (that) you solve
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she solve
  4. noi (that) we solve
  5. voi (that) you all solve
  6. loro (that) they solve

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu solve!
  2. Lei solve! (formal)
  3. noi solve! (let’s)
  4. voi solve! (all of you)

How to use risolvere

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

  1. Present

    Un caffè risolve quasi tutto.

    A coffee solves almost everything.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo risolto il problema del riscaldamento.

    We solved the heating problem.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio padre risolveva tutto con una telefonata.

    My father fixed everything with a phone call.

  4. Future

    Il tecnico risolverà il guasto domani.

    The technician will fix the fault tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Un po' di soldi risolverebbero molte cose.

    A bit of money would solve many things.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che risolvano presto la questione.

    I hope they resolve the matter soon.

  7. Imperative

    Risolvi la cosa oggi, non rimandare.

    Sort it out today, don't put it off.

Verbs like this one

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