Resolver Conjugation: all tenses with charts
resolver — to solve
Present tense
resuelvo, resuelves, resuelve, resolvemos, resolvéis, resuelven
Participle resuelto · gerund resolviendo
resolver — present
presente · What is true now, what happens regularly, and settled plans.
| yo | resuelvo |
| tú | resuelves |
| él / ella / usted | resuelve |
| nosotros | resolvemos |
| vosotros | resolvéis |
| ellos / ustedes | resuelven |
resolver — preterite
pretérito indefinido · A finished event that moves the story forward.
| yo | resolví |
| tú | resolviste |
| él / ella / usted | resolvió |
| nosotros | resolvimos |
| vosotros | resolvisteis |
| ellos / ustedes | resolvieron |
resolver — imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · Habits, background and description in the past.
| yo | resolvía |
| tú | resolvías |
| él / ella / usted | resolvía |
| nosotros | resolvíamos |
| vosotros | resolvíais |
| ellos / ustedes | resolvían |
resolver — future
futuro simple · What will happen — and guesses about what is happening now.
| yo | resolveré |
| tú | resolverás |
| él / ella / usted | resolverá |
| nosotros | resolveremos |
| vosotros | resolveréis |
| ellos / ustedes | resolverán |
resolver — conditional
condicional simple · Would: polite requests and unreal situations.
| yo | resolvería |
| tú | resolverías |
| él / ella / usted | resolvería |
| nosotros | resolveríamos |
| vosotros | resolveríais |
| ellos / ustedes | resolverían |
resolver — present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · After wish, doubt, emotion and necessity.
| yo | resuelva |
| tú | resuelvas |
| él / ella / usted | resuelva |
| nosotros | resolvamos |
| vosotros | resolváis |
| ellos / ustedes | resuelvan |
resolver — imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · Past-tense triggers and si clauses about the unreal.
| yo | resolviera |
| tú | resolvieras |
| él / ella / usted | resolviera |
| nosotros | resolviéramos |
| vosotros | resolvierais |
| ellos / ustedes | resolvieran |
The -se forms mean exactly the same: resolviese, resolvieses, resolviese…
resolver — commands
imperativo · the negative forms come from the subjunctive, which is why they never match the affirmative ones.
| Person | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tú | resuelve | no resuelvas |
| él / ella / usted | resuelva | no resuelva |
| nosotros | resolvamos | no resolvamos |
| vosotros | resolved | no resolváis |
| ellos / ustedes | resuelvan | no resuelvan |
resolver — compound tenses
All of them are haber plus the participle resuelto — learn haber once and every compound tense comes free.
| Present perfect | he resuelto |
| Past perfect | había resuelto |
| Future perfect | habré resuelto |
| Conditional perfect | habría resuelto |
| Present perfect subjunctive | haya resuelto |
| Pluperfect subjunctive | hubiera resuelto |
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resolver — yo · present
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