Key facts

Résoudre

To solve · to solve/to resolve

B1Irregular
Stem
résoud
Past participle
résolu

Examples

Je résous le test.

I solve the test.

Il ne résout pas le cas.

He doesn't solve the case.

Nous résolvions tout.

We were solving everything.

Nous avons résolu le bug.

We solved the bug.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 3
Jerésous
Isolve
Turésous
Yousolve
Ilrésout
Hesolves
Nousrésolvons
Wesolve
Vousrésolvez
Yousolve
Ilsrésolvent
Theysolve

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais résoudre
Iam going to solve
Tuvas résoudre
Youare going to solve
Ilva résoudre
Heis going to solve
Nousallons résoudre
Weare going to solve
Vousallez résoudre
Youare going to solve
Ilsvont résoudre
Theyare going to solve

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de résoudre
Ihave just solved
Tuviens de résoudre
Youhave just solved
Ilvient de résoudre
Hehas just solved
Nousvenons de résoudre
Wehave just solved
Vousvenez de résoudre
Youhave just solved
Ilsviennent de résoudre
Theyhave just solved

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai résolu
Ihave solved
Tuas résolu
Youhave solved
Ila résolu
Hehas solved
Nousavons résolu
Wehave solved
Vousavez résolu
Youhave solved
Ilsont résolu
Theyhave solved

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jerésoudrais
Iwould solve
Turésoudrais
Youwould solve
Ilrésoudrait
Hewould solve
Nousrésoudrions
Wewould solve
Vousrésoudriez
Youwould solve
Ilsrésoudraient
Theywould solve

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jerésoudrai
Iwill solve
Turésoudras
Youwill solve
Ilrésoudra
Hewill solve
Nousrésoudrons
Wewill solve
Vousrésoudrez
Youwill solve
Ilsrésoudront
Theywill solve

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jerésolvais
Iwas solving
Turésolvais
Youwere solving
Ilrésolvait
Hewas solving
Nousrésolvions
Were solving
Vousrésolviez
Youwere solving
Ilsrésolvaient
Theywere solving

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)résous
Yousolve
(Nous)résolvons
Wesolve
(Vous)résolvez
Yousolve

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

résolvant
solving

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en résolvant
solving

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