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How to conjugate Sobresalir in Spanish

To excel, to stand out Irregular Verb

Introduction

Sobresalir is the Spanish verb for "to excel, to stand out". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to sobresalir include: resaltar.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivesobresalirto excel, to stand out
Past participlesobresalidoexcelled
Gerundsobresaliendoexcelling

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Indicative Tenses of Sobresalir

Sobresalir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of sobresalir 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, "sobresalgo", meaning "I excel".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yosobresalgo I excel
sobresalesyou excel
Ella / Él / Ustedsobresales/he excels, you (formal) excel
Nosotras / Nosotrossobresalimoswe excel
Vosotras / Vosotrossobresalísyou (plural) excel
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessobresalenthey excel,

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Sobresalir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of sobresalir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "sobresalí", meaning "I excelled".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YosobresalíI excelled
sobresalisteyou excelled
Ella / Él / Ustedsobresaliós/he excelled, you (formal) excelled
Nosotras / Nosotrossobresalimoswe excelled
Vosotras / Vosotrossobresalisteisyou (plural) excelled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessobresalieronthey excelled,

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Sobresalir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of sobresalir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "sobresalía", meaning "I used to excel".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YosobresalíaI used to excel
sobresalíasyou used to excel
Ella / Él / Ustedsobresalías/he used to excel, you (formal) used to excel
Nosotras / Nosotrossobresalíamoswe used to excel
Vosotras / Vosotrossobresalíaisyou (plural) used to excel
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessobresalíanthey used to excel,

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Sobresalir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of sobresalir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy sobresaliendo", meaning "I am excelling".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy sobresaliendoI am excelling
estás sobresaliendoyou are excelling
Ella / Él / Ustedestá sobresaliendos/he is excelling, you (formal) are excelling
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos sobresaliendowe are excelling
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis sobresaliendoyou (plural) are excelling
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán sobresaliendothey are excelling,

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Sobresalir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of sobresalir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a sobresalir", meaning "I am going to excel".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a sobresalirI am going to excel
vas a sobresaliryou are going to excel
Ella / Él / Ustedva a sobresalirs/he is going to excel, you (formal) are going to excel
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a sobresalirwe are going to excel
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a sobresaliryou (plural) are going to excel
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a sobresalirthey are going to excel,

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Sobresalir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of sobresalir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "sobresaldré", meaning "I will excel".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yosobresaldré I will excel
sobresaldrás you will excel
Ella / Él / Ustedsobresaldrá s/he will excel, you (formal) will excel
Nosotras / Nosotrossobresaldremos we will excel
Vosotras / Vosotrossobresaldréis you (plural) will excel
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessobresaldrán they will excel,

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Sobresalir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of sobresalir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "sobresaldría", meaning "I would excel".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yosobresaldría I would excel
sobresaldrías you would excel
Ella / Él / Ustedsobresaldría s/he would excel, you (formal) would excel
Nosotras / Nosotrossobresaldríamos we would excel
Vosotras / Vosotrossobresaldríais you (plural) would excel
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessobresaldrían they would excel,

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Sobresalir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of sobresalir 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 sobresalido", meaning "I have excelled".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe sobresalidoI have excelled
has sobresalidoyou have excelled
Ella / Él / Ustedha sobresalidos/he has excelled, you (formal) have excelled
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos sobresalidowe have excelled
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis sobresalidoyou (plural) have excelled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan sobresalidothey have excelled,

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Sobresalir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of sobresalir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había sobresalido", meaning "I had excelled".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía sobresalidoI had excelled
habías sobresalidoyou had excelled
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía sobresalidos/he had excelled, you (formal) had excelled
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos sobresalidowe had excelled
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais sobresalidoyou (plural) had excelled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían sobresalidothey had excelled,

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Sobresalir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of sobresalir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré sobresalido", meaning "I will have excelled".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré sobresalidoI will have excelled
habrás sobresalidoyou will have excelled
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá sobresalidos/he will have excelled, you (formal) will have excelled
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos sobresalidowe will have excelled
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis sobresalidoyou (plural) will have excelled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán sobresalidothey will have excelled,

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Sobresalir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of sobresalir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría sobresalido", meaning "I would have excelled".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría sobresalidoI would have excelled
habrías sobresalidoyou would have excelled
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría sobresalidos/he would have excelled, you (formal) would have excelled
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos sobresalidowe would have excelled
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais sobresalidoyou (plural) would have excelled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían sobresalidothey would have excelled,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Sobresalir

Sobresalir 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, "sobresalga", meaning "I excel".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yosobresalga I excel
sobresalgas you excel
Ella / Él / Ustedsobresalga s/he excels, you (formal) excel
Nosotras / Nosotrossobresalgamos we excel
Vosotras / Vosotrossobresalgáis you (plural) excel
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessobresalgan they excel,

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Sobresalir 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, "sobresaliera", meaning "I excelled".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YosobresalieraI excelled
sobresalierasyou excelled
Ella / Él / Ustedsobresalieras/he excelled, you (formal) excelled
Nosotras / Nosotrossobresaliéramoswe excelled
Vosotras / Vosotrossobresalieraisyou (plural) excelled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessobresalieranthey excelled,

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Sobresalir 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, "sobresaliere", meaning "I will excel".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YosobresaliereI will excel
sobresalieresyou will excel
Ella / Él / Ustedsobresalieres/he will excel, you (formal) will excel
Nosotras / Nosotrossobresaliéremoswe will excel
Vosotras / Vosotrossobresaliereisyou (plural) will excel
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessobresalierenthey will excel,

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Sobresalir 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 sobresalido", meaning "I have excelled".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya sobresalidoI have excelled
hayas sobresalidoyou have excelled
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya sobresalidos/he has excelled, you (formal) have excelled
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos sobresalidowe have excelled
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis sobresalidoyou (plural) have excelled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan sobresalidothey have excelled,

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Sobresalir 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 sobresalido", meaning "I had excelled".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera sobresalidoI had excelled
hubieras sobresalidoyou had excelled
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera sobresalidos/he had excelled, you (formal) had excelled
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos sobresalidowe had excelled
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais sobresalidoyou (plural) had excelled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran sobresalidothey had excelled,

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Sobresalir 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 sobresalido", meaning "I will have excelled".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere sobresalidoI will have excelled
hubieres sobresalidoyou will have excelled
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere sobresalidos/he will have excelled, you (formal) will have excelled
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos sobresalidowe will have excelled
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis sobresalidoyou (plural) will have excelled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren sobresalidothey will have excelled,

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Imperative Tenses of Sobresalir

Sobresalir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "sobresalga", meaning "(to you formal) excel!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
sobresal (to you) excel!
Ella / Él / Ustedsobresalga (to you formal) excel!
Nosotras / Nosotrossobresalgamos let's excel!
Vosotras / Vosotrossobresalid(to you plural) excel!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedessobresalgan (to you plural formal) excel!

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Sobresalir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no sobresalga", meaning "(to you formal) don't excel!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no sobresalgas (to you) don't excel!
Ella / Él / Ustedno sobresalga (to you formal) don't excel!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno sobresalgamos let's not excel!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno sobresalgáis (to you plural) don't excel!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno sobresalgan (to you plural formal) don't excel!

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