Resultar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Resultar in Spanish

Resultar means “to result,” “to turn out,” or “to prove/become.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and its high-frequency copular and outcome patterns.

Resultar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Resultar keeps the stable stem result- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund resultando — “turning out / resulting” — and participle resultado — “resulted / turned out” — are regular.

Resultar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle resultado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	resultar	to turn out / result
Gerund	resultando	turning out / resulting
Past participle	resultado	turned out / resulted

Resultar meaning and essential uses

Resultar is intransitive. RAE records a common copular-like sense in which something appears, proves, or turns out a certain way: La casa resulta pequeña. — “The house turns out to be small.”

It also means producing a result, working, or coming from another cause: El plan resultó bien. — “The plan worked out well.” El daño resultó del impacto. — “The damage resulted from the impact.”

Resultar regular conjugation pattern

The stem result- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as resulto — “I result / turn out,” resulté — “I turned out,” and resulte — “that I turn out” — use normal -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle. Usage, however, favors third-person subjects in many ordinary outcome senses.

Resultar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Resultar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	resulto	I turn out / result
Tú — you, singular informal	resultas	you turn out / result
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	resulta	he / she turns out / results; you turn out / result (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	resultamos	we turn out / result
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	resultáis	you turn out / result (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	resultan	they turn out / result; you turn out / result (plural)

• El ejercicio resulta más fácil con práctica. — The exercise turns out to be easier with practice.

Resultar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	resulté	I turned out / resulted
Tú — you, singular informal	resultaste	you turned out / resulted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	resultó	he / she turned out / resulted; you turned out / resulted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	resultamos	we turned out / resulted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	resultasteis	you turned out / resulted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	resultaron	they turned out / resulted; you turned out / resulted (plural)

• La reunión resultó muy útil. — The meeting turned out to be very useful.

Resultar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle resultado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	resultaba	I used to turn out / result / was turning out / resulting
Tú — you, singular informal	resultabas	you used to turn out / result / were turning out / resulting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	resultaba	he / she used to turn out / result / was turning out / resulting; you used to turn out / result / were turning out / resulting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	resultábamos	we used to turn out / result / were turning out / resulting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	resultabais	you used to turn out / result / were turning out / resulting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	resultaban	they used to turn out / result / were turning out / resulting; you used to turn out / result / were turning out / resulting (plural)

• Antes ese método resultaba eficaz. — That method used to prove effective.

Resultar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus resultando — “turning out / resulting.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy resultando	I am turning out / resulting
Tú — you, singular informal	estás resultando	you are turning out / resulting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está resultando	he / she is turning out / resulting; you are turning out / resulting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos resultando	we are turning out / resulting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis resultando	you are turning out / resulting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están resultando	they are turning out / resulting; you are turning out / resulting (plural)

• La solución está resultando más complicada de lo esperado. — The solution is turning out to be more complicated than expected.

Resultar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and resultar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a resultar	I am going to turn out / result
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a resultar	you are going to turn out / result
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a resultar	he / she is going to turn out / result; you are going to turn out / result (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a resultar	we are going to turn out / result
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a resultar	you are going to turn out / result (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a resultar	they are going to turn out / result; you are going to turn out / result (plural)

• El cambio va a resultar beneficioso. — The change is going to turn out to be beneficial.

Resultar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	resultaré	I will turn out / result
Tú — you, singular informal	resultarás	you will turn out / result
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	resultará	he / she will turn out / result; you will turn out / result (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	resultaremos	we will turn out / result
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	resultaréis	you will turn out / result (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	resultarán	they will turn out / result; you will turn out / result (plural)

• El plan resultará más caro de lo previsto. — The plan will turn out to be more expensive than expected.

Resultar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	resultaría	I would turn out / result
Tú — you, singular informal	resultarías	you would turn out / result
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	resultaría	he / she would turn out / result; you would turn out / result (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	resultaríamos	we would turn out / result
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	resultaríais	you would turn out / result (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	resultarían	they would turn out / result; you would turn out / result (plural)

• La opción resultaría útil en ese caso. — The option would prove useful in that case.

Resultar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle resultado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he resultado	I have turned out / resulted
Tú — you, singular informal	has resultado	you have turned out / resulted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha resultado	he / she has turned out / resulted; you have turned out / resulted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos resultado	we have turned out / resulted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis resultado	you have turned out / resulted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han resultado	they have turned out / resulted; you have turned out / resulted (plural)

• El sistema ha resultado fiable. — The system has proved reliable.

Resultar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle resultado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había resultado	I had turned out / resulted
Tú — you, singular informal	habías resultado	you had turned out / resulted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había resultado	he / she had turned out / resulted; you had turned out / resulted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos resultado	we had turned out / resulted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais resultado	you had turned out / resulted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían resultado	they had turned out / resulted; you had turned out / resulted (plural)

• La estrategia ya había resultado eficaz antes. — The strategy had already proved effective before.

Resultar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle resultado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré resultado	I will have turned out / resulted
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás resultado	you will have turned out / resulted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá resultado	he / she will have turned out / resulted; you will have turned out / resulted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos resultado	we will have turned out / resulted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis resultado	you will have turned out / resulted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán resultado	they will have turned out / resulted; you will have turned out / resulted (plural)

• Para entonces el cambio habrá resultado beneficioso. — By then the change will have proved beneficial.

Resultar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle resultado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría resultado	I would have turned out / resulted
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías resultado	you would have turned out / resulted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría resultado	he / she would have turned out / resulted; you would have turned out / resulted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos resultado	we would have turned out / resulted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais resultado	you would have turned out / resulted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían resultado	they would have turned out / resulted; you would have turned out / resulted (plural)

• La medida habría resultado inútil sin apoyo. — The measure would have proved useless without support.

Resultar subjunctive conjugations

Resultar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	resulte	that I turn out / result
Tú — you, singular informal	resultes	that you turn out / result
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	resulte	that he / she turn out / result; that you turn out / result (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	resultemos	that we turn out / result
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	resultéis	that you turn out / result (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	resulten	that they turn out / result; that you turn out / result (plural)

• Espero que el cambio resulte útil. — I hope the change proves useful.

Resultar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle resultado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	resultara	that I turned out / resulted
Tú — you, singular informal	resultaras	that you turned out / resulted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	resultara	that he / she turned out / resulted; that you turned out / resulted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	resultáramos	that we turned out / resulted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	resultarais	that you turned out / resulted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	resultaran	that they turned out / resulted; that you turned out / resulted (plural)

• Querían que la propuesta resultara viable. — They wanted the proposal to turn out to be viable.
• Era importante que la prueba resultase concluyente. — It was important that the test prove conclusive.

Resultar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms share the same historical family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	resultare	if / when I should turn out / result
Tú — you, singular informal	resultares	if / when you should turn out / result
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	resultare	if / when he / she should turn out / result; if / when you should turn out / result (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	resultáremos	if / when we should turn out / result
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	resultareis	if / when you should turn out / result (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	resultaren	if / when they should turn out / result; if / when you should turn out / result (plural)

• Si resultare necesario, se solicitará información adicional. — If it should prove necessary, additional information will be requested.

Resultar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle resultado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya resultado	that I have turned out / resulted
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas resultado	that you have turned out / resulted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya resultado	that he / she has turned out / resulted; that you have turned out / resulted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos resultado	that we have turned out / resulted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis resultado	that you have turned out / resulted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan resultado	that they have turned out / resulted; that you have turned out / resulted (plural)

• Me alegra que la medida haya resultado eficaz. — I am glad that the measure proved effective.

Resultar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle resultado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera resultado	that I had turned out / resulted
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras resultado	that you had turned out / resulted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera resultado	that he / she had turned out / resulted; that you had turned out / resulted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos resultado	that we had turned out / resulted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais resultado	that you had turned out / resulted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran resultado	that they had turned out / resulted; that you had turned out / resulted (plural)

• Si la estrategia hubiera resultado mejor, la habríamos mantenido. — If the strategy had worked out better, we would have kept it.
• Si la solución hubiese resultado inviable, habríamos cambiado de plan. — If the solution had proved unworkable, we would have changed plans.

Resultar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle resultado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere resultado	if / when I should have turned out / resulted
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres resultado	if / when you should have turned out / resulted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere resultado	if / when he / she should have turned out / resulted; if / when you should have turned out / resulted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos resultado	if / when we should have turned out / resulted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis resultado	if / when you should have turned out / resulted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren resultado	if / when they should have turned out / resulted; if / when you should have turned out / resulted (plural)

• Si hubiere resultado algún perjuicio, deberá notificarse. — If any harm should have resulted, it must be reported.

Resultar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Resultar affirmative commands

Pragmatically marked. RAE provides the regular imperative paradigm, but direct commands with the usual “turn out / result” meanings are uncommon because outcomes are not normally controlled. Treat these forms mainly as a morphology reference unless context supports an exhortative lexical reading.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	resulta	turn out
Usted — you, singular formal	resulte	turn out (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	resultemos	let’s turn out
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	resultad	turn out (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	resulten	turn out (plural)

• Resulta útil para el equipo. — Prove useful to the team. (marked imperative-style lexical use)

Resultar negative commands

Usage-sensitive. These negative forms are morphologically valid and subjunctive-based, but direct commands with the verb’s core stative or outcome meaning are marked. Treat the table as a complete reference paradigm and rely on natural context.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no resultes	do not turn out
Usted — you, singular formal	no resulte	do not turn out (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no resultemos	let’s not turn out
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no resultéis	do not turn out (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no resulten	do not turn out (plural)

• No resultes una carga para los demás. — Do not turn out to be a burden to others. (marked command)

Common constructions with Resultar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• resultar + adjective. — to turn out / prove to be a certain way.
• resultar de + source or cause. — to result from a source or cause.
• resultar bien / mal. — to work out / turn out well or badly.

Example sentences with Resultar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• La película resultó mejor de lo esperado. — The movie turned out better than expected.
• Ese método no resulta útil aquí. — That method does not prove useful here.
• Todo resultó bien al final. — Everything turned out well in the end.
• Espero que la solución resulte práctica. — I hope the solution proves practical.
• El problema resulta de varios factores. — The problem results from several factors.
• La prueba ha resultado positiva. — The test has turned out positive.

Regional and usage notes for Resultar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos resultás muy convincente en ese papel. — You come across as very convincing in that role. (voseo)
• Resultá útil, no complicado. — Be useful, not complicated. (affirmative vos, marked exhortative use)

Resultar is morphologically regular but usage-sensitive. Many natural sentences use a thing or situation as a third-person subject, especially with an adjective, an outcome expression such as bien / mal, or a source introduced by de.