Resultar preterite conjugation
Resultar in the preterite: resulté, resultaste, resultó, resultamos, resultasteis, resultaron.
- to turn out; to prove to be; to result
- regular
- Participle: resultado
- Gerund: resultando
Preterite pretérito
| yo | resulté |
|---|---|
| tú | resultaste |
| él/ella/usted | resultó |
| nosotros | resultamos |
| vosotros | resultasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | resultaron |
How to use resultar in the preterite
The preterite is regular, and resultó and resultaron are the key forms. Use it for how something turned out (la fiesta resultó un éxito) and in resultó que..., which reveals a surprising fact. In accident reports, resultó herido means 'was injured', and nadie resultó herido means 'no one was hurt'. Note the written accent on resultó.
Examples
Al final resultó que tenías razón.
In the end it turned out you were right.
Dos trabajadores resultaron heridos en el accidente.
Two workers were injured in the accident.
El restaurante nuevo resultó carísimo.
The new restaurant turned out to be really expensive.
Quick check: resultar in the preterite
More resultar tenses
- All resultar tenses
- Resultar present
- Resultar imperfect
- Resultar future
- Resultar conditional
- Resultar present subjunctive
- Resultar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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