Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I turn out
- tú you turn out
- usted, él, ella he/she turns out
- nosotros we turn out
- vosotros Spain you all turn out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they turn out
SPANISH VERB
resultar
to turn out
- #58 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: resultando
- Past participle: resultado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I turned out
- tú you turned out
- usted, él, ella he/she turned out
- nosotros we turned out
- vosotros Spain you all turned out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they turned out
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to turn out
- tú you used to turn out
- usted, él, ella he/she used to turn out
- nosotros we used to turn out
- vosotros Spain you all used to turn out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to turn out
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will turn out
- tú you will turn out
- usted, él, ella he/she will turn out
- nosotros we will turn out
- vosotros Spain you all will turn out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will turn out
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would turn out
- tú you would turn out
- usted, él, ella he/she would turn out
- nosotros we would turn out
- vosotros Spain you all would turn out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would turn out
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I turn out
- tú (that) you turn out
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she turn out
- nosotros (that) we turn out
- vosotros Spain (that) you all turn out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they turn out
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I turned out
- tú (if) you turned out
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she turned out
- nosotros (if) we turned out
- vosotros Spain (if) you all turned out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they turned out
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú turn out!
- usted turn out! (formal)
- nosotros turn out! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain turn out! (all of you)
- ustedes turn out! (all of you)
How to use resultar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Resulta que el nuevo médico es primo de Rocío.
It turns out the new doctor is Rocío's cousin.
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Past
El restaurante resultó mucho más caro de lo que pensábamos.
The restaurant turned out much more expensive than we thought.
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Imperfect
Al final siempre resultaba que mi madre tenía razón.
In the end it always turned out my mother was right.
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Future
¿Crees que resultará fácil encontrar piso en Triana?
Do you think it'll turn out easy to find a flat in Triana?
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Conditional
Sin tu ayuda, la mudanza resultaría imposible.
Without your help, the move would be impossible.
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Present subjunctive
Espero que la operación resulte bien, de verdad.
I hope the operation goes well, honestly.
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Past subjunctive
Nadie esperaba que la novela resultara un éxito tan grande.
Nobody expected the novel to turn out such a big success.
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Imperative
¡Resulta simpático en la entrevista y te cogen seguro!
Come across as likeable in the interview and they'll hire you for sure!
Good to know
- "Resultó ser mentira": it turned out to be a lie. "Resulta que…" announces a surprise: "it turns out that…".
Where you hear resultar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Fluency Level 2
- Resulta que la carta estaba debajo del cojín. It turns out the letter was under the cushion.
- El test resultó positivo. The test turned out positive.
- Ya verás como todo va a resultar bien. You'll see, it's all going to turn out fine.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.