-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate resaltar in Spanish

to highlight, to stand out

resaltar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2372 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Su talento resalta entre los demás." (His talent stands out among the others.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo resalto
resaltas
él/ella/Ud. resalta
nosotros resaltamos
vosotros resaltáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. resaltan
Example

Su talento resalta entre los demás.

His talent stands out among the others.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo resalté
resaltaste
él/ella/Ud. resaltó
nosotros resaltamos
vosotros resaltasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. resaltaron
Example

Ayer yo resalté.

Yesterday I highlight, to stand out.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo resaltaba
resaltabas
él/ella/Ud. resaltaba
nosotros resaltábamos
vosotros resaltabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. resaltaban
Example

Antes yo resaltaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to highlight, to stand out often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo resaltaré
resaltarás
él/ella/Ud. resaltará
nosotros resaltaremos
vosotros resaltaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. resaltarán
Example

Mañana yo resaltaré.

Tomorrow I will highlight, to stand out.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo resaltaría
resaltarías
él/ella/Ud. resaltaría
nosotros resaltaríamos
vosotros resaltaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. resaltarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo resaltaría.

If I could, I would highlight, to stand out.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo resalte
resaltes
él/ella/Ud. resalte
nosotros resaltemos
vosotros resaltéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. resalten
Example

Espero que tú resaltes.

I hope that you highlight, to stand out.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
resalta
él/ella/Ud. resalte
nosotros resaltemos
vosotros resaltad
ellos/ellas/Uds. resalten
Example

Su talento resalta entre los demás.

His talent stands out among the others.

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