Resolver means to find a solution to a problem or to settle an issue. It is used when talking about solving puzzles, conflicts, or questions.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | resuelvo | Yo resuelvo el problema rápidamente. I solve the problem quickly. | |
| Tú | resuelves | Tú resuelves los conflictos con calma. You resolve conflicts calmly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | resuelve | Ella resuelve el misterio fácilmente. She solves the mystery easily. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | resolvemos | Nosotros resolvemos los problemas juntos. We solve the problems together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | resoléis | Vosotros resoléis dudas frecuentemente. You all resolve doubts frequently. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | resuelven | Ellos resuelven los casos difíciles. They resolve difficult cases. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | resolví | Resolví el problema ayer. I solved the problem yesterday. | |
| Tú | resolviste | Resolviste el conflicto rápidamente. You resolved the conflict quickly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | resolvió | Ella resolvió la duda fácilmente. She resolved the doubt easily. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | resolvimos | Resolvimos el asunto juntos. We resolved the matter together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | resolvisteis | Resolvisteis el problema a tiempo. You all resolved the problem on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | resolvieron | Ellos resolvieron la situación rápidamente. They resolved the situation quickly. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | resolvían | Cuando era niño, resolvíamos rompecabezas juntos. When I was a child, we used to solve puzzles together. | |
| Tú | resolvías | Tú resolvías problemas fácilmente en clase. You used to solve problems easily in class. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | resolvía | Ella resolvía los conflictos con paciencia. She used to resolve conflicts with patience. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | resolvíamos | Nosotros resolvíamos los casos juntos siempre. We used to solve cases together always. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | resolvíais | Vosotros resolvíais los problemas del equipo. You all used to resolve the team's problems. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | resolvían | Ellos resolvían los misterios del pueblo. They used to solve the town's mysteries. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy resolviendo | Estoy resolviendo un problema difícil ahora. I am solving a difficult problem right now. | |
| Tú | estás resolviendo | Estás resolviendo el rompecabezas rápidamente. You are solving the puzzle quickly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está resolviendo | Ella está resolviendo un caso importante. She is solving an important case. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos resolviendo | Estamos resolviendo el problema juntos. We are solving the problem together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis resolviendo | Vosotros estáis resolviendo la situación ahora. You all are solving the situation now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están resolviendo | Ellos están resolviendo un conflicto. They are resolving a conflict. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a resolver | Voy a resolver el problema mañana. I am going to solve the problem tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a resolver | Vas a resolver esa duda pronto. You are going to solve that doubt soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a resolver | Ella va a resolver el conflicto hoy. She is going to resolve the conflict today. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a resolver | Vamos a resolver el problema juntos. We are going to solve the problem together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a resolver | Vosotros vais a resolver la situación. You all are going to resolve the situation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a resolver | Ellos van a resolver el asunto mañana. They are going to resolve the matter tomorrow. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | resolveré | Resolveré el problema mañana. I will solve the problem tomorrow. | |
| Tú | resolverás | Resolverás la situación pronto. You will resolve the situation soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | resolverá | Resolverá el conflicto esta semana. He/She/You will resolve the conflict this week. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | resolveremos | Resolveremos el asunto juntos. We will resolve the matter together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | resolveréis | Resolveréis el problema en breve. You all will resolve the problem shortly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | resolverán | Resolverán las dudas al final. They/You all will resolve the doubts in the end. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | resolvería | Yo resolvería el problema si tuviera tiempo. I would solve the problem if I had time. | |
| Tú | resolverías | Tú resolverías la situación rápidamente. You would solve the situation quickly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | resolvería | Ella resolvería el conflicto si pudiera. She would resolve the conflict if she could. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | resolveríamos | Nosotros resolveríamos el problema juntos. We would solve the problem together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | resolveríais | Vosotros resolveríais la situación fácilmente. You all would solve the situation easily. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | resolverían | Ellos resolverían el asunto pronto. They would resolve the matter soon. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he resuelto | He resuelto el problema. I have solved the problem. | |
| Tú | has resuelto | ¿Has resuelto la tarea? Have you solved the homework? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha resuelto | Ella ha resuelto el misterio. She has solved the mystery. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos resuelto | Hemos resuelto el conflicto. We have resolved the conflict. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis resuelto | ¿Habéis resuelto el problema? Have you all solved the problem? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han resuelto | Ellos han resuelto la situación. They have resolved the situation. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había resuelto | Yo ya había resuelto el problema. I had already solved the problem. | |
| Tú | habías resuelto | Tú habías resuelto la situación antes. You had resolved the situation earlier. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había resuelto | Ella había resuelto el misterio. She had solved the mystery. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos resuelto | Nosotros habíamos resuelto el problema juntos. We had solved the problem together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais resuelto | Vosotros habíais resuelto la duda. You all had resolved the doubt. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían resuelto | Ellos habían resuelto el conflicto. They had resolved the conflict. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré resuelto | Para entonces, habré resuelto el problema. By then, I will have solved the problem. | |
| Tú | habrás resuelto | ¿Para mañana, habrás resuelto la tarea? By tomorrow, will you have solved the task? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá resuelto | Ella habrá resuelto el misterio. She will have solved the mystery. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos resuelto | Nosotros habremos resuelto el problema. We will have solved the problem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis resuelto | Vosotros habréis resuelto todo. You all will have solved everything. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán resuelto | Ellos habrán resuelto la situación. They will have resolved the situation. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría resuelto | Yo habría resuelto el problema. I would have solved the problem. | |
| Tú | habrías resuelto | Tú habrías resuelto la situación. You would have resolved the situation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría resuelto | Él habría resuelto el conflicto. He would have resolved the conflict. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos resuelto | Nosotros habríamos resuelto el problema. We would have solved the problem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais resuelto | Vosotros habríais resuelto la duda. You all would have resolved the doubt. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían resuelto | Ellos habrían resuelto la situación. They would have resolved the situation. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | resuelva | Espero que yo resuelva el problema pronto. I hope I solve the problem soon. | |
| Tú | resuelvas | Es importante que tú resuelvas esto hoy. It's important that you solve this today. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | resuelva | Dudo que él resuelva la situación rápidamente. I doubt that he resolves the situation quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | resolvamos | Queremos que nosotros resolvamos el conflicto. We want us to resolve the conflict. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | resolváis | Espero que vosotros resolváis el problema juntos. I hope that you all resolve the problem together. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | resuelvan | Es posible que ellas resuelvan el asunto mañana. It's possible that they resolve the matter tomorrow. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | resolviera | Esperaba que resolviera el problema. I hoped that he/she resolved the problem. | |
| Tú | resolvieras | No creía que resolvieras tan rápido. I didn't believe that you resolved it so quickly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | resolviera | Dudaba que él resolviera la situación. I doubted that he resolved the situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | resolviéramos | Esperábamos que resolviéramos el conflicto. We hoped that we resolved the conflict. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | resolvierais | No pensaba que resolvierais el problema. I didn't think that you all resolved the problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | resolvieran | Era importante que resolvieran la disputa. It was important that they resolved the dispute. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | resolviere | Si tuviera problemas, resolviere el asunto. If I had problems, I would resolve the matter. | |
| Tú | resolviere | Resolveres el problema si te lo piden. You will resolve the problem if they ask you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | resolviere | Resolverá el conflicto cuando llegue. He will resolve the conflict when he arrives. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | resolviéremos | Resolviremos el problema juntos mañana. We will resolve the problem together tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | resolviereis | Resolveréis las dudas en la reunión. You all will resolve the doubts in the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | resolviere | Resolverán la situación si se les pide. They will resolve the situation if asked. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya resuelto | Espero que haya resuelto el problema. I hope I have solved the problem. | |
| Tú | hayas resuelto | Es posible que hayas resuelto la duda. It's possible that you have resolved the doubt. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya resuelto | Creo que él haya resuelto la situación. I believe he has resolved the situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos resuelto | Dudo que hayamos resuelto todo aún. I doubt that we have resolved everything yet. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis resuelto | No creo que hayáis resuelto el problema. I don't think you have resolved the problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan resuelto | Es importante que hayan resuelto el conflicto. It's important that they have resolved the conflict. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera resuelto | Si hubiera resuelto el problema, estaríamos mejor. If I had solved the problem, we would be better. | |
| Tú | hubieras resuelto | Es posible que tú hubieras resuelto el conflicto. It's possible that you had resolved the conflict. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera resuelto | Ella pensó que él hubiera resuelto la situación. She thought that he had resolved the situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos resuelto | Si hubiéramos resuelto antes, no habría ocurrido. If we had resolved it earlier, it wouldn't have happened. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais resuelto | No creía que vosotros hubierais resuelto el problema. I didn't believe that you all had resolved the problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran resuelto | Esperaban que ellos hubieran resuelto el asunto. They hoped that they had resolved the matter. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere resuelto | Para entonces, ya hubiere resuelto el problema. By then, I will have already solved the problem. | |
| Tú | hubieres resuelto | Es posible que tú hubieres resuelto el asunto. It's possible that you will have resolved the matter. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere resuelto | Es probable que él hubiere resuelto el conflicto. He probably will have resolved the conflict. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos resuelto | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos resuelto todo. By then, we will have resolved everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis resuelto | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis resuelto el problema. It's possible that you all will have resolved the problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren resuelto | Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren resuelto la situación. When they arrive, they will have already resolved the situation. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | resuelva | Resuelva el problema ahora. Solve the problem now. | |
| Tú | resuelve | Resuelve la tarea antes de cenar. Solve the homework before dinner. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | resuelva | Resuelva la duda rápidamente. Resolve the doubt quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | resolvamos | Resolvamos el conflicto juntos. Let's resolve the conflict together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | resolvéis | Resolvéis el problema ahora. Solve the problem now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | resuelvan | Resuelvan las dudas de los clientes. Resolve the clients' doubts. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no resuelva | No resuelva el problema solo. Don't solve the problem alone. | |
| Tú | no resuelvas | No resuelvas eso sin ayuda. Don't solve that without help. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no resuelva | No resuelva el conflicto ahora. Don't resolve the conflict now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no resolvamos | No resolvamos el problema todavía. Let's not solve the problem yet. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no resolváis | No resolváis eso sin pensar. Don't solve that without thinking. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no resuelvan | No resuelvan el asunto ahora. Don't resolve the matter now. |
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