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resolver

to solve

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is an irregular (stem-changing E > UE in present tenses), irregular past participle -er verb.

The Spanish verb resolver means to solve.

Present tense:

yoresuelvo
resuelves
él/ella/ustedresuelve
nosotrosresolvemos
vosotrosresolvéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesresuelven

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🔄 Conjugations

imperative

affirmative

vosotrosresolved
resuelve
nosotrosresolvamos
ustedesresuelvan
ustedresuelva

The affirmative imperative uses: resuelve (tú), resuelva (usted), resolvamos (nosotros), resolved (vosotros), resuelvan (ustedes).

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negative

vosotrosno resolváis
no resuelvas
nosotrosno resolvamos
ustedesno resuelvan
ustedno resuelva

The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no resuelvas, no resuelva, no resolvamos, no resolváis, no resuelvan.

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subjunctive

imperfect

resolvieras
vosotrosresolvierais
nosotrosresolviéramos
yoresolviera
él/ella/ustedresolviera
ellos/ellas/ustedesresolvieran

The imperfect subjunctive of resolver is: resolviera, resolvieras, resolviera, resolviéramos, resolvierais, resolvieran.

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present

resuelvas
vosotrosresolváis
nosotrosresolvamos
yoresuelva
él/ella/ustedresuelva
ellos/ellas/ustedesresuelvan

The present subjunctive follows the boot-verb stem change (E > UE): resuelva, resuelvas, resuelva, resolvamos, resolváis, resuelvan.

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indicative

future

resolverás
vosotrosresolveréis
nosotrosresolveremos
yoresolveré
él/ella/ustedresolverá
ellos/ellas/ustedesresolverán

The future of resolver is regular: resolveré, resolverás, resolverá, resolveremos, resolveréis, resolverán.

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preterite

resolviste
vosotrosresolvisteis
nosotrosresolvimos
yoresolví
él/ella/ustedresolvió
ellos/ellas/ustedesresolvieron

The preterite of resolver is regular: resolví, resolviste, resolvió, resolvimos, resolvisteis, resolvieron.

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imperfect

resolvías
vosotrosresolvíais
nosotrosresolvíamos
yoresolvía
él/ella/ustedresolvía
ellos/ellas/ustedesresolvían

The imperfect of resolver is regular: resolvía, resolvías, resolvía, resolvíamos, resolvíais, resolvían.

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conditional

resolverías
vosotrosresolveríais
nosotrosresolveríamos
yoresolvería
él/ella/ustedresolvería
ellos/ellas/ustedesresolverían

The conditional of resolver is regular: resolvería, resolverías, resolvería, resolveríamos, resolveríais, resolverían.

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present

resuelves
vosotrosresolvéis
nosotrosresolvemos
yoresuelvo
él/ella/ustedresuelve
ellos/ellas/ustedesresuelven

The present tense of resolver is a boot verb (E > UE): resuelvo, resuelves, resuelve, resolvemos, resolvéis, resuelven.

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