disolver Imperfect Conjugation
disolver — to dissolve
Disolver is completely regular in the imperfect: disolvía, disolvías, etc.
disolver Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe the process of something dissolving in the past without a specific end, or to set the scene.
Notes on disolver in the Imperfect
This tense is fully regular. It uses the standard -ía endings for -er verbs.
Example Sentences
Antes, disolvíamos el jabón en escamas.
Before, we used to dissolve soap in flakes.
nosotros
La nieve se disolvía lentamente bajo el sol.
The snow was dissolving slowly under the sun.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a 'ue' change like 'disuelvía'.
Correct: disolvía
Why: The 'o' to 'ue' change never occurs in the imperfect tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: disuelvo
Disolver has an 'o' to 'ue' stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: disolví
Disolver is regular in the preterite, but remember the past participle is 'disuelto'.
Future
yo: disolveré
The future of disolver is regular: attach -é, -ás, -á to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: disolvería
The conditional uses the infinitive 'disolver' + standard -ía endings.
Present Subjunctive
yo: disuelva
The present subjunctive follows the 'o' to 'ue' change: disuelva, disuelvas, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: disolviera
Based on the third-person preterite 'disolvieron', the stem is 'disolvier-'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: disuelve
Commands use the 'ue' change for tú and usted: disuelve, disuelva.
Negative Imperative
yo: no disuelvas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no disuelvas, no disuelva.