Salir Conjugation in Spanish
salir means “go out” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Spanish learners meet — it sits at number 28 in VerbFlow’s frequency list. You use it for leaving home, for going out with friends, and for going out to run or walk. Because it comes up in everyday conversation so often, learning its forms properly pays off from the very first week. This page gives you the complete conjugation of salir — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “Yo salgo de casa todos los días.” — “I go out from home every day.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: salir
- English: to go out
- Verb type: Irregular
- Irregular in: present, future, conditional, present-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative
- Gerund: saliendo
- Past participle: salido
- Auxiliary: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + the past participle)
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for salir. Learn the present tense first, then the preterite and the imperfect, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | salgo |
| tú | sales |
| él/ella/Ud. | sale |
| nosotros/as | salimos |
| vosotros/as | salís |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | salen |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | salí |
| tú | saliste |
| él/ella/Ud. | salió |
| nosotros/as | salimos |
| vosotros/as | salisteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | salieron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | salía |
| tú | salías |
| él/ella/Ud. | salía |
| nosotros/as | salíamos |
| vosotros/as | salíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | salían |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | saldré |
| tú | saldrás |
| él/ella/Ud. | saldrá |
| nosotros/as | saldremos |
| vosotros/as | saldréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | saldrán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | saldría |
| tú | saldrías |
| él/ella/Ud. | saldría |
| nosotros/as | saldríamos |
| vosotros/as | saldríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | saldrían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he salido |
| tú | has salido |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha salido |
| nosotros/as | hemos salido |
| vosotros/as | habéis salido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han salido |
Pluperfect (past perfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había salido |
| tú | habías salido |
| él/ella/Ud. | había salido |
| nosotros/as | habíamos salido |
| vosotros/as | habíais salido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían salido |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré salido |
| tú | habrás salido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá salido |
| nosotros/as | habremos salido |
| vosotros/as | habréis salido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán salido |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría salido |
| tú | habrías salido |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría salido |
| nosotros/as | habríamos salido |
| vosotros/as | habríais salido |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían salido |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | salga |
| tú | salgas |
| él/ella/Ud. | salga |
| nosotros/as | salgamos |
| vosotros/as | salgáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | salgan |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | saliera |
| tú | salieras |
| él/ella/Ud. | saliera |
| nosotros/as | saliéramos |
| vosotros/as | salierais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | salieran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | sal |
| él/ella/Ud. | salga |
| nosotros/as | salgamos |
| vosotros/as | salid |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | salgan |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | salgas |
| él/ella/Ud. | salga |
| nosotros/as | salgamos |
| vosotros/as | salgáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | salgan |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Gerund | saliendo |
| Past participle | salido |
When to use each tense
Present indicative
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. With salir this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Yo salgo de casa todos los días.” — “I go out from home every day.”
Preterite
The preterite is used for completed actions in the past. For example: “Tú saliste con amigos ayer.” — “You went out with friends yesterday.”
Imperfect
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and background description. For example: “Él salía a correr antes.” — “He used to go out to run before.”
Future
The future is used for what will happen, predictions and probability. With salir this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Yo saldré de casa mañana.” — “I will go out from home tomorrow.”
Conditional
The conditional is used for what would happen, polite requests and hypothetical situations. With salir this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Tú saldrías con amigos algún día.” — “You would go out with friends someday.”
Present perfect
The present perfect is used for recent past actions and life experience, formed with haber + the past participle. For example: “Él ha salido a correr esta semana.” — “He has gone out to run this week.”
Pluperfect (past perfect)
The pluperfect (past perfect) is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Yo había salido de casa antes de la fiesta.” — “I had gone out from home before the party.”
Future perfect
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Tú habrás salido con amigos para mañana.” — “You will have gone out with friends by tomorrow.”
Conditional perfect
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Él habría salido a correr ayer.” — “He would have gone out to run yesterday.”
Present subjunctive
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after que. With salir this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Es importante que yo salga de casa.” — “It is important that i go out from home.”
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
The imperfect subjunctive (-ra) is used for the past subjunctive: wishes and hypotheticals about the past, and clauses after a past-tense trigger. For example: “Ojalá tú salieras con amigos.” — “I wish you went out with friends.”
Imperative (affirmative)
The imperative (affirmative) is used for direct commands and instructions. With salir this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “¡Sal a correr!” — “Go out to run!”
Imperative (negative)
The imperative (negative) is used for prohibitions and negative commands. With salir this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “No salgas de casa.” — “Do not go out from home.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with salir, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Spanish and try to produce it from the English.
- “Yo salgo de casa todos los días.” — “I go out from home every day.”
- “Tú saliste con amigos ayer.” — “You went out with friends yesterday.”
- “Él salía a correr antes.” — “He used to go out to run before.”
- “Yo saldré con amigos mañana.” — “I will go out with friends tomorrow.”
- “Tú saldrías de casa algún día.” — “You would go out from home someday.”
- “Él ha salido a correr esta semana.” — “He has gone out to run this week.”
- “Yo había salido de casa antes de la fiesta.” — “I had gone out from home before the party.”
- “Tú habrás salido con amigos para mañana.” — “You will have gone out with friends by tomorrow.”
- “Es importante que él salga a correr.” — “It is important that he go out to run.”
- “¡Sal de casa!” — “Go out from home!”
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Yo salir de casa.”
✓ Right: “Yo salgo de casa.”
The infinitive salir never takes a subject. After yo you need the conjugated present form salgo.
2. Confusing salir with dejar
✗ Wrong: “Yo dejo de casa.”
✓ Right: “Yo salgo de casa.”
Salir is to go out; dejar is to leave something behind.
3. Using the wrong auxiliary in perfect tenses
✗ Wrong: “Yo soy salido de casa.”
✓ Right: “Yo he salido de casa.”
Spanish perfect tenses are always built with haber, never with ser. The correct form is he + the participle salido.
4. Dropping the written accent
✗ Wrong: “sali”
✓ Right: “salí”
The accent on salí is part of the spelling in the preterite. Without it the form looks like a different word, so always write the accent.
5. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “Ojalá tú sales de casa.”
✓ Right: “Ojalá tú salgas de casa.”
After ojalá Spanish needs the subjunctive, so use salgas here, not the indicative sales.
6. Using the preterite for a habitual past action
✗ Wrong: “Yo salí de casa antes.” (said of a repeated habit)
✓ Right: “Yo salía de casa antes.”
The preterite salí describes one finished action. For something you did regularly in the past, use the imperfect salía.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on salir. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the yo form of salir in the Present indicative?
- A) sales
- B) sale
- C) salimos
- D) salgo
What is the él/ella/Ud. form of salir in the Preterite?
- A) saliste
- B) salimos
- C) salió
- D) salí
What is the nosotros/as form of salir in the Imperfect?
- A) salíais
- B) salíamos
- C) salía
- D) salías
What is the tú form of salir in the Future?
- A) saldrás
- B) saldré
- C) saldrá
- D) saldremos
What is the yo form of salir in the Conditional?
- A) saldrías
- B) saldríamos
- C) saldríais
- D) saldría
What is the él/ella/Ud. form of salir in the Present subjunctive?
- A) salgamos
- B) salgáis
- C) salga
- D) salgas
What is the yo form of salir in the Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)?
- A) salierais
- B) saliera
- C) salieras
- D) saliéramos
What is the gerund of salir?
- A) saliendo
- B) pensando
- C) volviendo
- D) tomando
What is the past participle of salir?
- A) pensado
- B) vuelto
- C) tomado
- D) salido
What does salir mean in English?
- A) to return
- B) to take
- C) to go out
- D) to think
Answer key
- D) salgo — the yo form of salir in the present indicative is salgo. The other options (sales, sale, salimos) are the same tense for different persons.
- C) salió — the él/ella/Ud. form of salir in the preterite is salió. The other options (salí, saliste, salimos) are the same tense for different persons.
- B) salíamos — the nosotros/as form of salir in the imperfect is salíamos. The other options (salía, salías, salía) are the same tense for different persons.
- A) saldrás — the tú form of salir in the future is saldrás. The other options (saldré, saldrá, saldremos) are the same tense for different persons.
- D) saldría — the yo form of salir in the conditional is saldría. The other options (saldrías, saldría, saldríamos) are the same tense for different persons.
- C) salga — the él/ella/Ud. form of salir in the present subjunctive is salga. The other options (salga, salgas, salgamos) are the same tense for different persons.
- B) saliera — the yo form of salir in the imperfect subjunctive (-ra) is saliera. The other options (salieras, saliera, saliéramos) are the same tense for different persons.
- A) saliendo — the gerund of salir is saliendo; it is used with estar for the progressive. The other options are the gerunds of neighbouring verbs.
- D) salido — the past participle of salir is salido; perfect tenses use haber + salido. The other options are the participles of neighbouring verbs.
- C) to go out — salir means “to go out” in English. The other options are the meanings of neighbouring verbs.
Frequently asked questions
What does salir mean in English?
salir means “to go out”. You use it for leaving home, for going out with friends, and for going out to run or walk. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is salir regular or irregular?
salir is irregular, and it is irregular in these tenses: present, future, conditional, present-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative. The gerund is saliendo and the past participle is salido.
What are the gerund and past participle of salir?
The gerund is saliendo — use it with estar for actions in progress. The past participle is salido — use it with haber for the perfect tenses, as in he salido (I have gone out).
What is the difference between salir and dejar?
Salir is to go out; dejar is to leave something behind. If you are unsure, check the full table for dejar and compare the meanings in context.
How do I say “I go out” in Spanish?
Say “Yo salgo de casa.” — “I go out from home every day.” The yo form of the present is salgo, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- salir in the preterite tense — the full table and uses for this verb in its most practised tense.
- salir examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- Spanish verbs — the full hub of Spanish conjugation pages.
- Spanish irregular verbs — every common irregular Spanish verb, grouped by pattern.
- Pensar conjugation — another everyday Spanish verb.
- Volver conjugation — another everyday Spanish verb.
- Tomar conjugation — another everyday Spanish verb.
- Present tense guide — how the present tense works for regular verbs.
- Preterite tense guide — how the preterite works, and when to choose it over the imperfect.
- Verb Conjugator — practise salir with the interactive tool.
- Verb Quiz — practise salir with the interactive tool.
- Preterite Vs Imperfect — practise salir with the interactive tool.