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SPANISH VERB

resolver

to solve

  • #181 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: resolviendo
  • Past participle: resuelto

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I solve
  2. tú you solve
  3. usted, él, ella he/she solves
  4. nosotros we solve
  5. vosotros Spain you all solve
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they solve

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I solved
  2. tú you solved
  3. usted, él, ella he/she solved
  4. nosotros we solved
  5. vosotros Spain you all solved
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they solved

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to solve
  2. tú you used to solve
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to solve
  4. nosotros we used to solve
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to solve
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to solve

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will solve
  2. tú you will solve
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will solve
  4. nosotros we will solve
  5. vosotros Spain you all will solve
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will solve

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would solve
  2. tú you would solve
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would solve
  4. nosotros we would solve
  5. vosotros Spain you all would solve
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would solve

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I solve
  2. tú (that) you solve
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she solve
  4. nosotros (that) we solve
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all solve
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they solve

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I solved
  2. tú (if) you solved
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she solved
  4. nosotros (if) we solved
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all solved
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they solved

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú solve!
  2. usted solve! (formal)
  3. nosotros solve! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain solve! (all of you)
  5. ustedes solve! (all of you)

How to use resolver

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

  1. Present

    Mi papá resuelve los crucigramas en diez minutos.

    My dad solves crosswords in ten minutes.

  2. Past

    Resolvimos el problema del agua con el vecino.

    We sorted out the water problem with the neighbor.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela resolvía todo con una buena sopa.

    My grandmother solved everything with a good soup.

  4. Future

    El técnico resolverá la falla esta tarde.

    The technician will fix the fault this afternoon.

  5. Conditional

    Un poco de dinero resolvería muchas cosas.

    A little money would solve many things.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que resuelvan lo de mi maleta hoy mismo.

    I hope they sort out the thing with my suitcase today.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El cliente exigió que resolviéramos el error ya.

    The customer demanded that we fix the error right away.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Resuelve esto tú, yo ya no puedo más!

    You solve this, I can't anymore!

Good to know

  • "Resolver" is also to settle a matter: "ya lo resolvimos". The participle is "resuelto": "problema resuelto".

Verbs like this one

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