resolver

to solve, to resolve; to decide

second conjugation (-er)Regular

Present: resolvo
Preterite: resolvi
Participle: resolvido
Gerund: resolvendo

Já resolvi o problema do carro.

I've already sorted out the problem with the car.

How it is conjugated

resolver is a regular second conjugation (-er) verb: the stem does not change and the endings follow the model of comer. Any changes are purely orthographic (c/qu, g/gu, ç/c, g/j) to keep the sound.

Indicative

Present

eu	resolvo
tu	resolves
ele/ela	resolve
nós	resolvemos
vós	resolveis
eles/elas	resolvem

Preterite

eu	resolvi
tu	resolveste
ele/ela	resolveu
nós	resolvemos
vós	resolvestes
eles/elas	resolveram

Imperfect

eu	resolvia
tu	resolvias
ele/ela	resolvia
nós	resolvíamos
vós	resolvíeis
eles/elas	resolviam

Pluperfect (simple)

eu	resolvera
tu	resolveras
ele/ela	resolvera
nós	resolvêramos
vós	resolvêreis
eles/elas	resolveram

Future

eu	resolverei
tu	resolverás
ele/ela	resolverá
nós	resolveremos
vós	resolvereis
eles/elas	resolverão

Conditional

eu	resolveria
tu	resolverias
ele/ela	resolveria
nós	resolveríamos
vós	resolveríeis
eles/elas	resolveriam

Subjunctive

Present

que eu	resolva
que tu	resolvas
que ele/ela	resolva
que nós	resolvamos
que vós	resolvais
que eles/elas	resolvam

Imperfect

se eu	resolvesse
se tu	resolvesses
se ele/ela	resolvesse
se nós	resolvêssemos
se vós	resolvêsseis
se eles/elas	resolvessem

Future

quando eu	resolver
quando tu	resolveres
quando ele/ela	resolver
quando nós	resolvermos
quando vós	resolverdes
quando eles/elas	resolverem

Imperative

Affirmative

tu	resolve
você	resolva
nós	resolvamos
vós	resolvei
vocês	resolvam

Negative

tu	não resolvas
você	não resolva
nós	não resolvamos
vós	não resolvais
vocês	não resolvam

Compound tenses

Compound tenses are formed with the auxiliary ter and the participle. Haver is also possible, mostly in literary writing.

Present perfect

eu	tenho resolvido
tu	tens resolvido
ele/ela	tem resolvido
nós	temos resolvido
vós	tendes resolvido
eles/elas	têm resolvido

Pluperfect (compound)

eu	tinha resolvido
tu	tinhas resolvido
ele/ela	tinha resolvido
nós	tínhamos resolvido
vós	tínheis resolvido
eles/elas	tinham resolvido

Future perfect

eu	terei resolvido
tu	terás resolvido
ele/ela	terá resolvido
nós	teremos resolvido
vós	tereis resolvido
eles/elas	terão resolvido

Conditional perfect

eu	teria resolvido
tu	terias resolvido
ele/ela	teria resolvido
nós	teríamos resolvido
vós	teríeis resolvido
eles/elas	teriam resolvido

Perfect subjunctive

eu	tenha resolvido
tu	tenhas resolvido
ele/ela	tenha resolvido
nós	tenhamos resolvido
vós	tenhais resolvido
eles/elas	tenham resolvido

Pluperfect subjunctive

eu	tivesse resolvido
tu	tivesses resolvido
ele/ela	tivesse resolvido
nós	tivéssemos resolvido
vós	tivésseis resolvido
eles/elas	tivessem resolvido

Future perfect subjunctive

eu	tiver resolvido
tu	tiveres resolvido
ele/ela	tiver resolvido
nós	tivermos resolvido
vós	tiverdes resolvido
eles/elas	tiverem resolvido

Nominal forms

Infinitive: resolver
Gerund: resolvendo
Participle: resolvido

Personal infinitive

eu	resolver
tu	resolveres
ele/ela	resolver
nós	resolvermos
vós	resolverdes
eles/elas	resolverem

The personal infinitive inflects for person and number — a feature unique to Portuguese among the Romance languages.

Mesoclisis

With the future and the conditional, formal European Portuguese places the pronoun inside the verb: resolvê-lo-ei, resolvê-lo-ia. Everyday speech often avoids it, typically through the proclisis that words such as não attract: não o resolverei.

Future

eu	resolvê-lo-ei
tu	resolvê-lo-ás
ele/ela	resolvê-lo-á
nós	resolvê-lo-emos
vós	resolvê-lo-eis
eles/elas	resolvê-lo-ão

Conditional

eu	resolvê-lo-ia
tu	resolvê-lo-ias
ele/ela	resolvê-lo-ia
nós	resolvê-lo-íamos
vós	resolvê-lo-íeis
eles/elas	resolvê-lo-iam

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