disolver — Spanish conjugation

to dissolve

Frequency#951IrregularReflexivedisolverse — to dissolve; to disband

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodisuelvoI dissolve
disuelvesyou dissolve
vosdisolvésyou dissolve
él/ella/Ud.disuelvehe/she/it dissolves
nosotrosdisolvemoswe dissolve
vosotrosdisolvéisyou (pl.) dissolve
ellos/ellas/Uds.disuelventhey dissolve

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodisolvíI dissolved
disolvisteyou dissolved
vosdisolvisteyou dissolved
él/ella/Ud.disolvióhe/she/it dissolved
nosotrosdisolvimoswe dissolved
vosotrosdisolvisteisyou (pl.) dissolved
ellos/ellas/Uds.disolvieronthey dissolved

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yodisolvía
disolvías
vosdisolvías
él/ella/Ud.disolvía
nosotrosdisolvíamos
vosotrosdisolvíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.disolvían

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodisolveríaI would dissolve
disolveríasyou would dissolve
vosdisolveríasyou would dissolve
él/ella/Ud.disolveríahe/she/it would dissolve
nosotrosdisolveríamoswe would dissolve
vosotrosdisolveríaisyou (pl.) would dissolve
ellos/ellas/Uds.disolveríanthey would dissolve

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodisolveréI will dissolve
disolverásyou will dissolve
vosdisolverásyou will dissolve
él/ella/Ud.disolveráhe/she/it will dissolve
nosotrosdisolveremoswe will dissolve
vosotrosdisolveréisyou (pl.) will dissolve
ellos/ellas/Uds.disolveránthey will dissolve

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe disueltoI have dissolved
has disueltoyou have dissolved
voshas disueltoyou have dissolved
él/ella/Ud.ha disueltohe/she/it has dissolved
nosotroshemos disueltowe have dissolved
vosotroshabéis disueltoyou (pl.) have dissolved
ellos/ellas/Uds.han disueltothey have dissolved

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía disueltoI had dissolved
habías disueltoyou had dissolved
voshabías disueltoyou had dissolved
él/ella/Ud.había disueltohe/she/it had dissolved
nosotroshabíamos disueltowe had dissolved
vosotroshabíais disueltoyou (pl.) had dissolved
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían disueltothey had dissolved

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría disuelto
habrías disuelto
voshabrías disuelto
él/ella/Ud.habría disuelto
nosotroshabríamos disuelto
vosotroshabríais disuelto
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían disuelto

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré disueltoI will have dissolved
habrás disueltoyou will have dissolved
voshabrás disueltoyou will have dissolved
él/ella/Ud.habrá disueltohe/she/it will have dissolved
nosotroshabremos disueltowe will have dissolved
vosotroshabréis disueltoyou (pl.) will have dissolved
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán disueltothey will have dissolved

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yodisuelva
disuelvas
vosdisuelvas
él/ella/Ud.disuelva
nosotrosdisolvamos
vosotrosdisolváis
ellos/ellas/Uds.disuelvan

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yodisolviera
disolvieras
vosdisolvieras
él/ella/Ud.disolviera
nosotrosdisolviéramos
vosotrosdisolvierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.disolvieran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yodisolviese
disolvieses
vosdisolvieses
él/ella/Ud.disolviese
nosotrosdisolviésemos
vosotrosdisolvieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.disolviesen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya disuelto
hayas disuelto
voshayas disuelto
él/ella/Ud.haya disuelto
nosotroshayamos disuelto
vosotroshayáis disuelto
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan disuelto

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera disuelto
hubieras disuelto
voshubieras disuelto
él/ella/Ud.hubiera disuelto
nosotroshubiéramos disuelto
vosotroshubierais disuelto
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran disuelto

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
disuelve
vosdisolvé
él/ella/Ud.disuelva
nosotrosdisolvamos
vosotrosdisolved
ustedesdisuelvan

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no disuelvas
vosno disuelvas
él/ella/Ud.no disuelva
nosotrosno disolvamos
vosotrosno disolváis
ustedesno disuelvan

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy disolviendo
estás disolviendo
vosestás disolviendo
él/ella/Ud.está disolviendo
nosotrosestamos disolviendo
vosotrosestáis disolviendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.están disolviendo

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve disolviendo
estuviste disolviendo
vosestuviste disolviendo
él/ella/Ud.estuvo disolviendo
nosotrosestuvimos disolviendo
vosotrosestuvisteis disolviendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron disolviendo

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba disolviendo
estabas disolviendo
vosestabas disolviendo
él/ella/Ud.estaba disolviendo
nosotrosestábamos disolviendo
vosotrosestabais disolviendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban disolviendo

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría disolviendo
estarías disolviendo
vosestarías disolviendo
él/ella/Ud.estaría disolviendo
nosotrosestaríamos disolviendo
vosotrosestaríais disolviendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían disolviendo

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré disolviendo
estarás disolviendo
vosestarás disolviendo
él/ella/Ud.estará disolviendo
nosotrosestaremos disolviendo
vosotrosestaréis disolviendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán disolviendo