Salir means to go out, to leave. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salís, salen.
Salir in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Salir in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Salir in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Salir in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Salir in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | salgo | salí | salía | saldré | saldría |
| tú | sales | saliste | salías | saldrás | saldrías |
| él / ella / usted | sale | salió | salía | saldrá | saldría |
| nosotros / nosotras | salimos | salimos | salíamos | saldremos | saldríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | salís | salisteis | salíais | saldréis | saldríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salen | salieron | salían | saldrán | saldrían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salgo | I go out |
| tú | sales | you go out |
| él / ella / usted | sale | he/she goes out |
| nosotros / nosotras | salimos | we go out |
| vosotros / vosotras | salís | you all (vosotros) go out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salen | they go out |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salí | I went out |
| tú | saliste | you went out |
| él / ella / usted | salió | he/she went out |
| nosotros / nosotras | salimos | we went out |
| vosotros / vosotras | salisteis | you all (vosotros) went out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salieron | they went out |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | salía | I used to go out |
| tú | salías | you used to go out |
| él / ella / usted | salía | he/she used to go out |
| nosotros / nosotras | salíamos | we used to go out |
| vosotros / vosotras | salíais | you all (vosotros) used to go out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | salían | they used to go out |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | saldré | I will go out |
| tú | saldrás | you will go out |
| él / ella / usted | saldrá | he/she will go out |
| nosotros / nosotras | saldremos | we will go out |
| vosotros / vosotras | saldréis | you all (vosotros) will go out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | saldrán | they will go out |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | saldría | I would go out |
| tú | saldrías | you would go out |
| él / ella / usted | saldría | he/she would go out |
| nosotros / nosotras | saldríamos | we would go out |
| vosotros / vosotras | saldríais | you all (vosotros) would go out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | saldrían | they would go out |
Salir differs from the regular endings in the present, future, conditional. Changed forms include present: salgo; future: saldré, saldrás, saldrá; conditional: saldría, saldrías, saldría. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The present forms are salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salís, salen, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
salí, saliste, salió, salimos, salisteis, salieron. For example, salí means “I went out”.
Salir differs from the regular endings in the present, future, conditional. Changed forms include present: salgo; future: saldré, saldrás, saldrá; conditional: saldría, saldrías, saldría. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The preterite (salí) presents a completed event; the imperfect (salía) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I went out” and “I used to go out”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are saldré (“I will go out”) and saldría (“I would go out”). The full charts above include every person.
Salir means to go out, to leave.
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