Disolver Conjugation in Spanish

The Spanish verb disolver means to dissolve, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Disolver means to dissolve something in a liquid, and also to dissolve an organisation such as a parliament or a company. Its past participle is irregular — disuelto. Like every Spanish verb, disolver changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say Yo disuelvo el azúcar en el café — "I dissolve the sugar in the coffee". Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.

The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: disuelvo, disuelves, disuelve and disuelven — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: disolvemos, disolvéis. disolver has an irregular past participle: disuelto. All the perfect tenses use it: he disuelto, has disuelto, ha disuelto.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: disolver
  • English: to dissolve
  • Verb type: stem-changing -er verb (o → ue)
  • Ending: -er
  • Gerund: disolviendo
  • Past participle: disuelto
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + disuelto)

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for disolver, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for disolver. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem.

Present indicative

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | disuelvo | | tú | disuelves | | él/ella/Ud. | disuelve | | nosotros/as | disolvemos | | vosotros/as | disolvéis | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | disuelven |

Preterite

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | disolví | | tú | disolviste | | él/ella/Ud. | disolvió | | nosotros/as | disolvimos | | vosotros/as | disolvisteis | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | disolvieron |

Imperfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | disolvía | | tú | disolvías | | él/ella/Ud. | disolvía | | nosotros/as | disolvíamos | | vosotros/as | disolvíais | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | disolvían |

Future

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | disolveré | | tú | disolverás | | él/ella/Ud. | disolverá | | nosotros/as | disolveremos | | vosotros/as | disolveréis | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | disolverán |

Conditional

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | disolvería | | tú | disolverías | | él/ella/Ud. | disolvería | | nosotros/as | disolveríamos | | vosotros/as | disolveríais | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | disolverían |

Present perfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | he disuelto | | tú | has disuelto | | él/ella/Ud. | ha disuelto | | nosotros/as | hemos disuelto | | vosotros/as | habéis disuelto | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | han disuelto |

Pluperfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | había disuelto | | tú | habías disuelto | | él/ella/Ud. | había disuelto | | nosotros/as | habíamos disuelto | | vosotros/as | habíais disuelto | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían disuelto |

Future perfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | habré disuelto | | tú | habrás disuelto | | él/ella/Ud. | habrá disuelto | | nosotros/as | habremos disuelto | | vosotros/as | habréis disuelto | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán disuelto |

Conditional perfect

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | habría disuelto | | tú | habrías disuelto | | él/ella/Ud. | habría disuelto | | nosotros/as | habríamos disuelto | | vosotros/as | habríais disuelto | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían disuelto |

Present subjunctive

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | disuelva | | tú | disuelvas | | él/ella/Ud. | disuelva | | nosotros/as | disolvamos | | vosotros/as | disolváis | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | disuelvan |

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | yo | disolviera | | tú | disolvieras | | él/ella/Ud. | disolviera | | nosotros/as | disolviéramos | | vosotros/as | disolvierais | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | disolvieran |

Imperative (affirmative)

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | tú | disuelve | | él/ella/Ud. | disuelva | | nosotros/as | disolvamos | | vosotros/as | disolved | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | disuelvan |

Imperative (negative)

| Person | Form | |---|---|---| | tú | disuelvas | | él/ella/Ud. | disuelva | | nosotros/as | disolvamos | | vosotros/as | disolváis | | ellos/ellas/Uds. | disuelvan |

Gerund and past participle

Form Spanish Use
Gerund disolviendo with estar for the progressive: está disolviendo
Past participle disuelto with haber for the perfect tenses: he disuelto

How to use each tense

Present indicative

Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For disolver, the present indicative looks like this in a real sentence: Yo disuelvo el azúcar en el café — "I dissolve the sugar in the coffee".

Preterite

Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For disolver, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, yo disolví la sal en el agua — "Yesterday, I dissolved the salt in the water".

Imperfect

Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For disolver, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, yo disolvía el parlamento tras la crisis — "As a child, I used to dissolve parliament after the crisis".

Future

Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For disolver, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, yo disolveré la empresa en enero — "Tomorrow, I will dissolve the company in January".

Conditional

Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For disolver, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Yo disolvería el azúcar en el café si pudiera — "I would dissolve the sugar in the coffee if I could".

Present perfect

Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. disolver has an irregular past participle: disuelto. All the perfect tenses use it: he disuelto, has disuelto, ha disuelto. For disolver, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, yo he disuelto la sal en el agua — "Today, I have dissolved the salt in the water".

Pluperfect

Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. disolver has an irregular past participle: disuelto. All the perfect tenses use it: he disuelto, has disuelto, ha disuelto. For disolver, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo ya había disuelto el parlamento tras la crisis antes de salir — "I already had dissolved parliament after the crisis before leaving".

Future perfect

Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. disolver has an irregular past participle: disuelto. All the perfect tenses use it: he disuelto, has disuelto, ha disuelto. For disolver, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, yo habré disuelto la empresa en enero — "By tomorrow, I will have dissolved the company in January".

Conditional perfect

Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. disolver has an irregular past participle: disuelto. All the perfect tenses use it: he disuelto, has disuelto, ha disuelto. For disolver, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Yo habría disuelto el azúcar en el café con más tiempo — "I would have dissolved the sugar in the coffee with more time".

Present subjunctive

Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For disolver, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él disuelva la sal en el agua — "I hope he dissolves the salt in the water".

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past. The -ra forms are shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For disolver, the imperfect subjunctive (-ra) looks like this in a real sentence: Si yo disolviera el parlamento tras la crisis, todo cambiaría — "If I dissolved parliament after the crisis, everything would change".

Imperative (affirmative)

Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For disolver, the imperative (affirmative) looks like this in a real sentence: Disuelve la empresa en enero. — "Dissolve the company in January.".

Imperative (negative)

Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For disolver, the imperative (negative) looks like this in a real sentence: No disuelvas el azúcar en el café. — "Do not dissolve the sugar in the coffee.".

Example sentences

Ten natural sentences with disolver, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.

  1. Yo disuelvo el azúcar en el café — "I dissolve the sugar in the coffee"
  2. Mi amigo disuelve la sal en el agua — "My friend dissolves the salt in the water"
  3. Ayer, yo disolví el parlamento tras la crisis — "Yesterday, I dissolved parliament after the crisis"
  4. Antes, nosotros disolvíamos la empresa en enero — "Before, we used to dissolve the company in January"
  5. Mañana, tú disolverás el polvo en la leche — "Tomorrow, you will dissolve the powder in the milk"
  6. Yo disolvería el azúcar en el café si tuviera más tiempo — "I would dissolve the sugar in the coffee if I had more time"
  7. Él ha disuelto la sal en el agua — "He has dissolved the salt in the water"
  8. Espero que él disuelva el parlamento tras la crisis — "I hope he dissolves parliament after the crisis"
  9. Yo ya había disuelto la empresa en enero antes de salir — "I already had dissolved the company in January before leaving"
  10. Ellos disolvían el polvo en la leche cuando eran jóvenes — "They used to dissolve the powder in the milk when they were young"

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo disolvo la sal en el agua. — Right: Yo disuelvo la sal en el agua. — disolver is a stem-changing verb (o → ue): the stem vowel changes in the stressed present forms, so the yo form is disuelvo, not disolvo.
  2. Wrong: Espero que él disuelve la sal en el agua — Right: Espero que él disuelva la sal en el agua — After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: Espero que él disuelva la sal en el agua — not the indicative Espero que él disuelve la sal en el agua.
  3. Wrong: Ayer, yo disuelvo el parlamento tras la crisis — Right: Ayer, yo disolví el parlamento tras la crisis — Ayer points to a finished action in the past, so it needs the preterite: Ayer, yo disolví el parlamento tras la crisis.
  4. Wrong: De niño, yo disolví la empresa en enero todos los días — Right: De niño, yo disolvía la empresa en enero todos los días — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect, not the preterite: De niño, yo disolvía la empresa en enero todos los días.
  5. Wrong: Yo disuelvo en el azúcar en el café. — Right: Yo disuelvo el azúcar en el café. — disolver takes this complement directly, with no preposition: Yo disuelvo el azúcar en el café.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on disolver. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ el azúcar en el café — "I dissolve the sugar in the coffee" (present) A. disuelves B. disuelve C. disolvemos D. disuelvo

  2. Complete the sentence: Él ______ la sal en el agua — "He dissolved the salt in the water" (preterite) A. disolviste B. disolvimos C. disolvió D. disolví

  3. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ______ el parlamento tras la crisis — "We used to dissolve parliament after the crisis" (imperfect) A. disolvíamos B. disolvía C. disolvías D. disolvíais

  4. Complete the sentence: Tú ______ la empresa en enero — "You will dissolve the company in January" (future) A. disolverá B. disolveremos C. disolverás D. disolveré

  5. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ el polvo en la leche — "I would dissolve the powder in the milk" (conditional) A. disolveríamos B. disolveríais C. disolvería D. disolverías

  6. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ______ el azúcar en el café — "I hope he dissolves the sugar in the coffee" (present subjunctive) A. disuelvas B. disolvamos C. disolváis D. disuelva

  7. Complete the sentence: Si yo ______ la sal en el agua, todo cambiaría — "If I dissolved the salt in the water, everything would change" (imperfect subjunctive) A. disolviéramos B. disolvierais C. disolviera D. disolvieras

  8. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ______ el parlamento tras la crisis — "We have dissolved parliament after the crisis" (present perfect) A. ha disuelto B. hemos disuelto C. he disuelto D. has disuelto

  9. Complete the sentence: No ______ la empresa en enero. — "Do not dissolve the company in January." (negative imperative) A. disolvamos B. disolváis C. disuelvas D. disuelva

  10. Which is the gerund of disolver, used with estar for the progressive? A. disuelvo B. disolví C. disolviendo D. disuelto

Answer key

  1. disuelvo — The present form for yo is disuelvo.
  2. disolvió — The preterite form for él/ella/Ud. is disolvió.
  3. disolvíamos — The imperfect form for nosotros/as is disolvíamos.
  4. disolverás — The future form for tú is disolverás.
  5. disolvería — The conditional form for yo is disolvería.
  6. disuelva — The present subjunctive form for él/ella/Ud. is disuelva.
  7. disolviera — The imperfect subjunctive form for yo is disolviera.
  8. hemos disuelto — The present perfect form for nosotros/as is hemos disuelto.
  9. disuelvas — The negative imperative form is disuelvas.
  10. disolviendo — The gerund of disolver is disolviendo: estoy disolviendo. The participle disuelto is used with haber instead.

Frequently asked questions

What does disolver mean in English?

disolver means to dissolve. It is used in everyday situations such as Yo disuelvo el azúcar en el café — "I dissolve the sugar in the coffee". The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.

Is disolver regular?

No. disolver is a stem-changing -er verb (o → ue). The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: disuelvo, disuelves, disuelve and disuelven — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: disolvemos, disolvéis. The nosotros and vosotros forms keep the plain stem, which is the part learners most often get right by accident.

What is the gerund and the past participle of disolver?

The gerund is disolviendo and the past participle is disuelto. Use the gerund with estar for the progressive, and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses. Note that the participle is irregular: it is disuelto, not the regular form.

How do I say "I dissolve" in the past?

It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: Ayer, yo disolví la sal en el agua — "Yesterday, I dissolved the salt in the water". For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: De niño, yo disolvía el parlamento tras la crisis — "As a child, I used to dissolve parliament after the crisis". For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: Hoy, yo he disuelto la sal en el agua — "Today, I have dissolved the salt in the water".

What is the difference between disolver and derretir?

Derretir is to melt with heat, such as chocolate or ice. Disolver is to dissolve in a liquid, such as sugar in coffee. Disolver means to dissolve something in a liquid, and also to dissolve an organisation such as a parliament or a company. Its past participle is irregular — disuelto.

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