Irregular verb

salir
to leave / go out

Salir is an irregular -ir verb in Spanish — the forms that break the pattern are explained in the grammar notes below.

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Salir conjugation in Spanish

Salir means 'to go out', 'to leave' and 'to come out', and you will use it constantly to talk about plans and social life. It is irregular in the yo form (salgo) and in the future and conditional stems (saldré, saldría); elsewhere it behaves regularly. Salir con means to go out with someone, and salir de marks leaving a place. Because going out with friends is a guaranteed GCSE topic, having salir automatic across tenses is genuinely useful for the speaking and writing papers.

Quick facts

Meaningto leave / go out
Verb type-ir verb
Regular / IrregularIrregular
CEFR levelA2

Salir — conjugation tables

Salir (to leave / go out) is an irregular -ir verb.

Indicative
Presente guide →
yosalgo
túsales
él/ellasale
nosotrossalimos
vosotrossalís
ellos/ellassalen
Pretérito Indefinido guide →
yosalí
túsaliste
él/ellasalió
nosotrossalimos
vosotrossalisteis
ellos/ellassalieron
Pretérito Imperfecto guide →
yosalía
túsalías
él/ellasalía
nosotrossalíamos
vosotrossalíais
ellos/ellassalían
Futuro guide →
yosaldré
túsaldrás
él/ellasaldrá
nosotrossaldremos
vosotrossaldréis
ellos/ellassaldrán
Condicional guide →
yosaldría
túsaldrías
él/ellasaldría
nosotrossaldríamos
vosotrossaldríais
ellos/ellassaldrían
Pretérito Perfecto guide →
yohe salido
túhas salido
él/ellaha salido
nosotroshemos salido
vosotroshabéis salido
ellos/ellashan salido
Pluscuamperfecto guide →
yohabía salido
túhabías salido
él/ellahabía salido
nosotroshabíamos salido
vosotroshabíais salido
ellos/ellashabían salido
Futuro Compuesto guide →
yohabré salido
túhabrás salido
él/ellahabrá salido
nosotroshabremos salido
vosotroshabréis salido
ellos/ellashabrán salido
Presente Progresivo guide →
yoestoy saliendo
túestás saliendo
él/ellaestá saliendo
nosotrosestamos saliendo
vosotrosestáis saliendo
ellos/ellasestán saliendo
Subjunctive
Pres. Subjuntivo guide →
yosalga
túsalgas
él/ellasalga
nosotrossalgamos
vosotrossalgáis
ellos/ellassalgan
Imperf. Subjuntivo guide →
yosaliera
túsalieras
él/ellasaliera
nosotrossaliéramos
vosotrossalierais
ellos/ellassalieran
Pluscuamp. Subjuntivo guide →
yohubiera salido
túhubieras salido
él/ellahubiera salido
nosotroshubiéramos salido
vosotroshubierais salido
ellos/ellashubieran salido
Imperative
Imperativo guide →
túsal
ustedsalga
nosotrossalgamos
vosotrossalid
ustedessalgan

Example sentences with salir

Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.

1.
Salgo de casa a las ocho.
I leave the house at eight.
2.
¿A qué hora saliste del trabajo?
What time did you leave work?
3.
Salimos a cenar los viernes.
We go out for dinner on Fridays.
4.
El tren sale en diez minutos.
The train leaves in ten minutes.
5.
Sal de aquí ahora mismo.
Get out of here right now.
6.
¿Con quién estás saliendo?
Who are you going out with?
7.
Saldremos en cuanto lleguen.
We'll leave as soon as they arrive.
8.
No salgas sin el abrigo — hace frío.
Don't go out without your coat — it's cold.
9.
¿Cómo te salió el examen?
How did the exam go?
10.
Salía corriendo cuando empezó a llover.
She was running out when it started to rain.

How to use salir

Going out

Salgo con mis amigos (I go out with my friends).

Leaving a place

Salir de: salgo de casa a las ocho (I leave home at eight).

Dating

Salir con someone: sale con María (he's going out with María).

Turning out

Salir bien/mal: el examen salió bien (the exam went well).

Common phrases using salir

Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.

salir bien / malto go well / badly
salir adelanteto get ahead / pull through
salir con alguiento go out with someone (dating)
salir deto leave / get out of
salir pitandoto dash off / leg it

Idiomatic expressions

salir bien/malto turn out well/badly
salir conto go out with / date
salir adelanteto get ahead
a la salidaon the way out

Common mistakes with salir

The yo present is salgo (not *salo). Future/conditional stem is saldr-: saldré, saldría. Salir bien/mal means to go well/badly — very useful in GCSE essays about events.

Grammar notes

Presente

Only the yo form is irregular. All other forms follow regular -ir endings on the stem sal-.

Futuro

Irregular future stem: saldr-. Apply regular future endings to saldr-.

Condicional

Uses the same irregular stem as the future: saldr-.

Imperativo

Irregular tú imperative: sal (not sale). Other forms: salga, salgamos, salid, salgan.

Futuro Compuesto

Uses the irregular future stem saldr-: habré salido.

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vosotros (Futuro)
tú (Futuro)
ellos / ellas (Futuro)

Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate salir in the present tense?

yo: salgo, tú: sales, él: sale, nosotros: salimos, vosotros: salís, ellos: salen

Is salir a regular or irregular verb?

Salir is irregular. The tenses with irregular forms are: Presente, Futuro, Condicional, Imperativo, Futuro Compuesto.

What are the past participle and gerund of salir?

The past participle is salido (he salido) and the gerund is saliendo (estoy saliendo).

Similar verbs to salir

Verbs that are easy to confuse with salir or that behave like it.

irto go — general movement, where salir specifically means to go out / leave.
entrarto enter — the opposite of salir.
venirto come — movement towards, contrasting with going out.

Related verbs

ir venir poner

Salir is on the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists. Compare the exam boards.

Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.