Salir conjugation

Salir means "to go out / to leave". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto go out / to leave

Type-ir verb

Gerundsaliendo

Past participlesalido

Salir changes form (an irregular, stem-changing or spelling-changing form) in the present, future, conditional and present subjunctive. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salen. Preterite: salí, saliste, salió, salimos, salieron. All tenses below.

Salir conjugation tables

Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)

Salir in the present

what happens now or usually

yo	salgo
tú	sales
él / ella / usted	sale
nosotros	salimos
vosotros (Spain)	salís
ellos / ustedes	salen

Salir in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yo	salí
tú	saliste
él / ella / usted	salió
nosotros	salimos
vosotros (Spain)	salisteis
ellos / ustedes	salieron

Salir in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yo	salía
tú	salías
él / ella / usted	salía
nosotros	salíamos
vosotros (Spain)	salíais
ellos / ustedes	salían

Salir in the future

what will happen

yo	saldré
tú	saldrás
él / ella / usted	saldrá
nosotros	saldremos
vosotros (Spain)	saldréis
ellos / ustedes	saldrán

Salir in the conditional

what would happen

yo	saldría
tú	saldrías
él / ella / usted	saldría
nosotros	saldríamos
vosotros (Spain)	saldríais
ellos / ustedes	saldrían

Salir in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yo	salga
tú	salgas
él / ella / usted	salga
nosotros	salgamos
vosotros (Spain)	salgáis
ellos / ustedes	salgan

Salir in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yo	he salido
tú	has salido
él / ella / usted	ha salido
nosotros	hemos salido
vosotros (Spain)	habéis salido
ellos / ustedes	han salido

Salir in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

tú	sal
tú (no)	no salgas
usted	salga
nosotros	salgamos
vosotros (Spain)	salid
ustedes	salgan

Salir in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Present

Salgo de casa con mi familia.
I leave home with my family.
Salgo de la escuela a las tres.
I leave school at three.

Preterite

Salieron del trabajo a las seis anoche.
They left work at six o'clock last night.
Salí del cine cuando terminó la película.
I left the cinema when the film ended.

Imperfect

Vi el accidente mientras salía de la oficina.
I saw the accident happen as I was leaving the office.
El autobús salía mientras yo dormía.
The bus was leaving while I was sleeping.

Mistakes learners make with salir

Leaving a place takes de: salgo de casa a las ocho. Salgo la casa, without de, is a common slip.
The yo present is salgo, with a g, and the tú command is just sal.
Salir con alguien means going out with (dating) someone: salgo con Ana.

Write your own sentence with salir

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Questions people ask

Is salir irregular in Spanish?

Yes. Salir is irregular in most tenses: the present, future, conditional and present subjunctive all change form, so it's worth learning by heart.

What is the preterite of salir?

Yo salí, tú saliste, él/ella salió, nosotros salimos, ellos/ustedes salieron.

How do you conjugate salir in the present?

Yo salgo, tú sales, él/ella sale, nosotros salimos, ellos/ustedes salen.

What is the future of salir?

Yo saldré, tú saldrás, él/ella saldrá, nosotros saldremos, ellos/ustedes saldrán.

What is the present subjunctive of salir?

Que yo salga, que tú salgas, que él/ella salga, que nosotros salgamos, que ellos/ustedes salgan.