risolvere — Italian conjugation
to solve
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | risolvo | I solve |
| tu | risolvi | you solve |
| lui/lei | risolve | he/she/it solves |
| noi | risolviamo | we solve |
| voi | risolvete | you (pl.) solve |
| loro | risolvono | they solve |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | risolsi | I solved |
| tu | risolvesti | you solved |
| lui/lei | risolse | he/she/it solved |
| noi | risolvemmo | we solved |
| voi | risolveste | you (pl.) solved |
| loro | risolsero | they solved |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | risolvevo |
| tu | risolvevi |
| lui/lei | risolveva |
| noi | risolvevamo |
| voi | risolvevate |
| loro | risolvevano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | risolverei | I would solve |
| tu | risolveresti | you would solve |
| lui/lei | risolverebbe | he/she/it would solve |
| noi | risolveremmo | we would solve |
| voi | risolvereste | you (pl.) would solve |
| loro | risolverebbero | they would solve |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | risolverò | I will solve |
| tu | risolverai | you will solve |
| lui/lei | risolverà | he/she/it will solve |
| noi | risolveremo | we will solve |
| voi | risolverete | you (pl.) will solve |
| loro | risolveranno | they will solve |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho risolto | I have solved |
| tu | hai risolto | you have solved |
| lui/lei | ha risolto | he/she/it has solved |
| noi | abbiamo risolto | we have solved |
| voi | avete risolto | you (pl.) have solved |
| loro | hanno risolto | they have solved |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avevo risolto | I had solved |
| tu | avevi risolto | you had solved |
| lui/lei | aveva risolto | he/she/it had solved |
| noi | avevamo risolto | we had solved |
| voi | avevate risolto | you (pl.) had solved |
| loro | avevano risolto | they had solved |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | avrei risolto |
| tu | avresti risolto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe risolto |
| noi | avremmo risolto |
| voi | avreste risolto |
| loro | avrebbero risolto |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avrò risolto | I will have solved |
| tu | avrai risolto | you will have solved |
| lui/lei | avrà risolto | he/she/it will have solved |
| noi | avremo risolto | we will have solved |
| voi | avrete risolto | you (pl.) will have solved |
| loro | avranno risolto | they will have solved |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | risolva |
| tu | risolva |
| lui/lei | risolva |
| noi | risolviamo |
| voi | risolviate |
| loro | risolvano |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | risolvessi |
| tu | risolvessi |
| lui/lei | risolvesse |
| noi | risolvessimo |
| voi | risolveste |
| loro | risolvessero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | risolvi |
| lui/lei | risolva |
| noi | risolviamo |
| voi | risolvete |
| loro | risolvano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non risolvere |
| lui/lei | non risolva |
| noi | non risolviamo |
| voi | non risolvete |
| loro | non risolvano |