resultabas

Resultabas is the second-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb resultar. It expresses that, in the past, the subject (tú) tended to turn out to be something or to be found to be in a certain way. In English, it can be rendered as "you were turning out to be" or "you used to turn out to be."

Usage and syntax: Resultar is used to express outcomes or suppositions about what something ends up being. In the imperfect, resultabas conveys a habitual or ongoing past outcome. The common construction is resultabas ser + [adjective or noun], or resultabas ser el/la + [noun], to specify what was turning out to be true.

Examples:

- En aquella entrevista, tú resultabas ser la candidata más adecuada.

- A menudo resultabas ser el más rápido de la clase.

- Al final, resultabas ser más difícil de lo que parecía.

Relationship to other forms: Resultar can appear with adjectives (resultar difícil, resultó útil) or with a noun (resultar un suspiro de alivio). The imperfect form, resultabas, emphasizes the past, habitual, or progressive nature of the outcome in narrative or descriptive past contexts.

Etymology: Resultar derives from the Spanish verb resultare, from Latin, broadly meaning to turn out to be or to end up as. This history explains its common use in discussing outcomes and conclusions.

See also: resultar, ser, conjugation of Spanish verbs.