Résoudre conjugation: to solve in every French tense (free PDF download)
The verb résoudre means “to solve” and is a useful everyday verb (number 127 of the 150 on this site). It is an irregular verb of the 3rd group with its own stems: je résous, nous résolvons, and a future stem in résoudr- (je résoudrai). In compound tenses it takes avoir (j’ai résolu), with the past participle résolu. Below you will find every tense, example sentences and a free printable PDF.
résoudre at a glance: meaning, group and auxiliary
Infinitive
résoudre — to solve
Group
3rd group (irregular verbs)
Type
Irregular verb
Auxiliary
takes avoir
Construction
Transitive (direct object)
Frequency
No. 127 of the 150 most common French verbs
The endings are in bold. Tense names are given in French with the English equivalent in parentheses; pronouns and verb forms stay in French, as you will see and hear them.
In compound tenses résoudre takes avoir (j’ai résolu). The participle résolu agrees only with a direct object placed before the verb.
Irregular stems
Learn the stems, not the endings: the present is je résous / nous résolvons / ils résolvent, and the future and conditional use résoudr- (je résoudrai, je résoudrais).