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SPANISH VERB

salir

to leave, to go out

  • #29 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: saliendo
  • Past participle: salido

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I leave
  2. tú you leave
  3. usted, él, ella he/she leaves
  4. nosotros we leave
  5. vosotros Spain you all leave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they leave

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I left
  2. tú you left
  3. usted, él, ella he/she left
  4. nosotros we left
  5. vosotros Spain you all left
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they left

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to leave
  2. tú you used to leave
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to leave
  4. nosotros we used to leave
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to leave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to leave

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will leave
  2. tú you will leave
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will leave
  4. nosotros we will leave
  5. vosotros Spain you all will leave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will leave

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would leave
  2. tú you would leave
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would leave
  4. nosotros we would leave
  5. vosotros Spain you all would leave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would leave

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I leave
  2. tú (that) you leave
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she leave
  4. nosotros (that) we leave
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all leave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they leave

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I left
  2. tú (if) you left
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she left
  4. nosotros (if) we left
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all left
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they left

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú leave!
  2. usted leave! (formal)
  3. nosotros leave! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain leave! (all of you)
  5. ustedes leave! (all of you)

How to use salir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Salgo del trabajo a las seis.

    I leave work at six.

  2. Past

    Salimos tarde y perdimos el camión.

    We left late and missed the bus.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes salíamos a bailar cada viernes.

    We used to go out dancing every Friday.

  4. Future

    El vuelo saldrá a las ocho de la mañana.

    The flight will leave at eight in the morning.

  5. Conditional

    Yo saldría ahorita, antes de que llueva.

    I would leave right now, before it rains.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que salgas sola tan tarde.

    I don't want you going out alone so late.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me dijeron que saliera por la otra puerta.

    They told me to leave through the other door.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Sal de ahí, está mojado!

    Get out of there, it's wet!

Good to know

  • Salir con alguien is to date someone; salir de is to leave a place.

Where you hear salir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • El autobús sale a las diez. The bus leaves at ten.
  • El autobús salió a las diez y media. The bus left at half past ten.
  • El próximo autobús va a salir en veinte minutos. The next bus is going to leave in twenty minutes.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Salgo de la casa a las siete y media. I leave the house at half past seven.
  • El sábado salí con mis amigas. On Saturday I went out with my friends.
  • Esta noche vamos a salir. Tonight we're going to go out.
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Two Tickets to Oaxaca

Beginner Level 1 · sale

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What Time Is It?

Beginner Level 1 · salir

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What Time Do You Get Up?

Beginner Level 2 · sales · salgo

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Sometimes, Almost Never

Beginner Level 2 · sale

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We Climbed the Mountain

Beginner Level 2 · salimos · salió

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You Have to Lie Diagonally

Beginner Level 3 · al salir

Free 9
The First Cenote

Beginner Level 3 · salí

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A Call from Oaxaca

Beginner Level 3 · saldré

Needs a subscription 28
Keep in Touch

Beginner Level 3 · sale

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If I Were You

Intermediate Level 1 · si saliera el sol

Needs a subscription 1
Finally

Intermediate Level 2 · había salido

Free 2
Telling the Story

Intermediate Level 2 · habíamos salido

Free

And 5 more lessons.

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