Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Resultar in Spanish
resultar to turn out, to end up, to become, to work Regular AR Verb Top 100
At a glance: Resultar (to turn out, to end up, to become, to work) is one of the most common regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: resulto, resultas, resulta, resultamos, resultáis, resultan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- resultado turned out
- Gerund
- resultando turning out
- Similar
- convertirse, devenir, hacerse, volverse, funcionar, trabajar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Resultar
- Resultar in the Indicative Present
- Resultar in the Indicative Preterite
- Resultar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Resultar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Resultar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Resultar in the Indicative Future
- Resultar in the Indicative Conditional
- Resultar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Resultar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Resultar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Resultar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Resultar
- Imperative tenses of Resultar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Resultar
Resultar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of resultar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “resulto”, meaning “I turn out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | resulto | I turn out |
| Tú | resultas | you turn out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | resulta | s/he turns out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | resultamos | we turn out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | resultáis | you (plural) turn out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | resultan | they turn out |
How it’s built: Regular: stem result- plus the -ar endings.
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Resultar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of resultar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “resulté”, meaning “I turned out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | resulté | I turned out |
| Tú | resultaste | you turned out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | resultó | s/he turned out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | resultamos | we turned out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | resultasteis | you (plural) turned out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | resultaron | they turned out |
How it’s built: Regular: stem result- plus the -ar endings.
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Resultar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of resultar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “resultaba”, meaning “I used to turn out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | resultaba | I used to turn out |
| Tú | resultabas | you used to turn out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | resultaba | s/he used to turn out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | resultábamos | we used to turn out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | resultabais | you (plural) used to turn out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | resultaban | they used to turn out |
How it’s built: Regular: stem result- plus the -ar endings.
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Resultar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of resultar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy resultando”, meaning “I am turning out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy resultando | I am turning out |
| Tú | estás resultando | you are turning out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está resultando | s/he is turning out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos resultando | we are turning out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis resultando | you (plural) are turning out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están resultando | they are turning out |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund resultando.
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Resultar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of resultar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a resultar”, meaning “I am going to turn out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a resultar | I am going to turn out |
| Tú | vas a resultar | you are going to turn out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a resultar | s/he is going to turn out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a resultar | we are going to turn out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a resultar | you (plural) are going to turn out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a resultar | they are going to turn out |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive resultar.
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Resultar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of resultar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “resultaré”, meaning “I will turn out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | resultaré | I will turn out |
| Tú | resultarás | you will turn out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | resultará | s/he will turn out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | resultaremos | we will turn out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | resultaréis | you (plural) will turn out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | resultarán | they will turn out |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive resultar plus the future endings.
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Resultar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of resultar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “resultaría”, meaning “I would turn out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | resultaría | I would turn out |
| Tú | resultarías | you would turn out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | resultaría | s/he would turn out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | resultaríamos | we would turn out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | resultaríais | you (plural) would turn out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | resultarían | they would turn out |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive resultar plus the conditional endings.
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Resultar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of resultar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he resultado”, meaning “I have turned out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he resultado | I have turned out |
| Tú | has resultado | you have turned out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha resultado | s/he has turned out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos resultado | we have turned out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis resultado | you (plural) have turned out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han resultado | they have turned out |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle resultado.
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Resultar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of resultar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había resultado”, meaning “I had turned out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había resultado | I had turned out |
| Tú | habías resultado | you had turned out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había resultado | s/he had turned out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos resultado | we had turned out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais resultado | you (plural) had turned out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían resultado | they had turned out |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle resultado.
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Resultar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of resultar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré resultado”, meaning “I will have turned out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré resultado | I will have turned out |
| Tú | habrás resultado | you will have turned out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá resultado | s/he will have turned out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos resultado | we will have turned out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis resultado | you (plural) will have turned out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán resultado | they will have turned out |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle resultado.
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Resultar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of resultar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría resultado”, meaning “I would have turned out”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría resultado | I would have turned out |
| Tú | habrías resultado | you would have turned out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría resultado | s/he would have turned out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos resultado | we would have turned out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais resultado | you (plural) would have turned out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían resultado | they would have turned out |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle resultado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Resultar
Resultar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “resulte”, meaning “I turn out”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | resulte | I turn out |
| Tú | resultes | you turn out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | resulte | s/he turns out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | resultemos | we turn out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | resultéis | you (plural) turn out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | resulten | they turn out |
How it’s built: Regular: stem result- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Resultar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “resultara”, meaning “I turned out”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | resultara | I turned out |
| Tú | resultaras | you turned out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | resultara | s/he turned out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | resultáramos | we turned out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | resultarais | you (plural) turned out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | resultaran | they turned out |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, resultaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (resultáramos).
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Resultar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “resultare”, meaning “I will turn out”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | resultare | I will turn out |
| Tú | resultares | you will turn out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | resultare | s/he will turn out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | resultáremos | we will turn out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | resultareis | you (plural) will turn out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | resultaren | they will turn out |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, resultaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (resultáremos).
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Resultar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya resultado”, meaning “I have turned out”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya resultado | I have turned out |
| Tú | hayas resultado | you have turned out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya resultado | s/he has turned out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos resultado | we have turned out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis resultado | you (plural) have turned out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan resultado | they have turned out |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle resultado.
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Resultar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera resultado”, meaning “I had turned out”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera resultado | I had turned out |
| Tú | hubieras resultado | you had turned out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera resultado | s/he had turned out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos resultado | we had turned out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais resultado | you (plural) had turned out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran resultado | they had turned out |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle resultado.
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Resultar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere resultado”, meaning “I will have turned out”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere resultado | I will have turned out |
| Tú | hubieres resultado | you will have turned out |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere resultado | s/he will have turned out |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos resultado | we will have turned out |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis resultado | you (plural) will have turned out |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren resultado | they will have turned out |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle resultado.
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Imperative tenses of Resultar
Resultar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “resulte”, meaning “(to you formal) turn out!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | resulta | (to you) turn out! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | resulte | (to you formal) turn out! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | resultemos | let's turn out! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | resultad | (to you plural) turn out! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | resulten | (to you plural formal) turn out! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (resulta); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (resulte, resultemos, resulten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (resultad).
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Resultar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no resulte”, meaning “(to you formal) don't turn out!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no resultes | (to you) don't turn out! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no resulte | (to you formal) don't turn out! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no resultemos | let's not turn out! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no resultéis | (to you plural) don't turn out! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no resulten | (to you plural formal) don't turn out! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no resultes, no resulte, no resultemos, no resultéis, no resulten.
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Frequently asked questions about Resultar
Is resultar a regular or irregular verb?
Resultar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate resultar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), resultar is conjugated as: yo resulto, tú resultas, él/ella/usted resulta, nosotros resultamos, vosotros resultáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes resultan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate resultar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), resultar is conjugated as: yo resulté, tú resultaste, él/ella/usted resultó, nosotros resultamos, vosotros resultasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes resultaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate resultar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), resultar is conjugated as: yo resultaba, tú resultabas, él/ella/usted resultaba, nosotros resultábamos, vosotros resultabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes resultaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate resultar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), resultar is conjugated as: yo resultaré, tú resultarás, él/ella/usted resultará, nosotros resultaremos, vosotros resultaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes resultarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate resultar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), resultar is conjugated as: yo resulte, tú resultes, él/ella/usted resulte, nosotros resultemos, vosotros resultéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes resulten. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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