resolver Imperfect Conjugation
resolver — to solve
The imperfect of resolver is regular: resolvía, resolvías, resolvía, resolvíamos, resolvíais, resolvían.
resolver Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe how you used to solve problems or to set the scene for an ongoing resolution in the past.
Notes on resolver in the Imperfect
This tense is completely regular for all -er verbs, including resolver.
Example Sentences
Antes, resolvía todo con una llamada.
Before, I used to solve everything with a phone call.
yo
Ellos resolvían los problemas juntos.
They used to solve problems together.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Missing the accent on the 'i' (resolvia).
Correct: resolvía
Why: All -er/-ir imperfect forms require an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: resuelvo
The present tense of resolver is a boot verb (E > UE): resuelvo, resuelves, resuelve, resolvemos, resolvéis, resuelven.
Preterite
yo: resolví
The preterite of resolver is regular: resolví, resolviste, resolvió, resolvimos, resolvisteis, resolvieron.
Future
yo: resolveré
The future of resolver is regular: resolveré, resolverás, resolverá, resolveremos, resolveréis, resolverán.
Conditional
yo: resolvería
The conditional of resolver is regular: resolvería, resolverías, resolvería, resolveríamos, resolveríais, resolverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: resuelva
The present subjunctive follows the boot-verb stem change (E > UE): resuelva, resuelvas, resuelva, resolvamos, resolváis, resuelvan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: resolviera
The imperfect subjunctive of resolver is: resolviera, resolvieras, resolviera, resolviéramos, resolvierais, resolvieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: resuelve
The affirmative imperative uses: resuelve (tú), resuelva (usted), resolvamos (nosotros), resolved (vosotros), resuelvan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no resuelvas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no resuelvas, no resuelva, no resolvamos, no resolváis, no resuelvan.