resultar Present Conjugation
resultar — to turn out
The present of resultar is regular: resulto, resultas, resulta, resultamos, resultáis, resultan.
resultar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe how things are currently perceived or how situations usually turn out. It is often used like the English 'it seems' or 'it turns out to be'.
Notes on resultar in the Present
Resultar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense. There are no stem changes or irregular endings to worry about.
Example Sentences
Este ejercicio me resulta muy difícil.
This exercise turns out to be very difficult for me.
él/ella/usted
A veces resulto un poco tímido en las fiestas.
Sometimes I turn out to be a bit shy at parties.
yo
Tus ideas siempre resultan interesantes.
Your ideas always turn out to be interesting.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'es' when you mean 'resulta'.
Correct: resulta
Why: While 'es' means 'is', 'resulta' implies a perception or a discovery of a quality.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: resulté
The preterite of resultar is regular: resulté, resultaste, resultó, resultamos, resultasteis, resultaron.
Imperfect
yo: resultaba
The imperfect of resultar follows standard -aba endings: resultaba, resultabas, resultaba, resultábamos, resultabais, resultaban.
Future
yo: resultaré
The future of resultar uses the infinitive plus endings: resultaré, resultarás, resultará, resultaremos, resultaréis, resultarán.
Conditional
yo: resultaría
The conditional of resultar is regular: resultaría, resultarías, resultaría, resultaríamos, resultaríais, resultarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: resulte
The present subjunctive of resultar uses -e endings: resulte, resultes, resulte, resultemos, resultéis, resulten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: resultara
The imperfect subjunctive of resultar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: resultara, resultaras, resultara, resultáramos, resultarais, resultaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: resulta
The affirmative imperative of resultar follows regular patterns: resulta, resulte, resultemos, resultad, resulten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no resultes
The negative imperative of resultar uses present subjunctive forms: no resultes, no resulte, no resultemos, no resultéis, no resulten.