Salir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Salir in Spanish

In this article, I’ll introduce you to the Spanish verb for going out or leaving: the verb salir. You’ll learn when to use this verb and how to conjugate it in all Spanish tenses. I’ll also give you some example sentences along with each tense to help you practice. Let’s dive right in!

Most of the time we use salir for the English verbs “to go out” or “to leave.” You’ll find that conjugation tables in this article use “leaving” but I included “going out” in the example sentences for more clarity. Salir is a versatile irregular verb. It can help us talk about leaving or passing by a place, or going out with someone.

It’s also helpful when we want to describe how something turns out, getting out of a meeting, or showing up on the media. For example, we say “¡Todo salió bien!” when we want to say “Everything turned out alright!” or “Estoy saliendo con alguien” to say “I am dating someone.”

The table below shows you how to conjugate salir in the infinitive, gerund, and past participle.

Here are three example sentences that use the conjugations of salir from the table above:

• Infinitive: Vamos a salir en la mañana. (We’re going to leave in the morning.)
• Gerund: Estoy saliendo para el trabajo. (I am leaving for work.)
• Past Participle: Me alegra que hayas salido de vacaciones. (I’m glad you’ve gone out on vacation.)

You’ve now learned what the verb salir can help us describe and its three main conjugation forms. The table below shows you all the different conjugations for each Spanish verb tense. Click on the one you want to learn to see salir conjugated in that tense:

How to Conjugate Salir in Indicative Tense

Indicative tenses help us describe things as they are. We mainly use them to talk about objective situations and occasionally to express opinions or thoughts. Note that the indicative mood is the most common in day-to-day Spanish. Here are the tenses that belong to this mood: the present, future, preterite, imperfect, and conditional.

Indicative Present

We use the indicative present to talk about things happening now or in the future. It can also be used to talk about general truths or to ask questions. We typically use it to describe routines, habits, or traditions.

Below is a conjugation chart of salir in the present tense:

Pronoun	Salir Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Salgo	I leave
Tú	Sales	You leave
Vos	Salís	You leave
Él/Ella/Usted	Sale	He/She leaves, You leave
Nosotros	Salimos	We leave
Vosotros	Salís	You leave
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Salen	They leave, You leave

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate salir in the indicative present tense:

• Salgo a trotar todos los días. (I go out to run every day.)
• Ellos salen del trabajo a las 6 p.m. (They leave work at 6 p.m.)
• Si salimos ya, llegaremos a tiempo. (If we leave now, we’ll arrive on time.)

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Indicative Future

The indicative future is the most common form of the future tense in Spanish. We use it when talking about events that will happen at a certain time. It helps us describe plans or make predictions about the future.

In the following table you can see a conjugation chart of salir in the future tense:

Pronoun	Salir Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Saldré	I will leave
Tú	Saldrás	You will leave
Vos	Saldrás	You will leave
Él/Ella/Usted	Saldrá	He/She/You will leave
Nosotros	Saldremos	We will leave
Vosotros	Saldréis	You will leave
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Saldrían	They will leave, You will leave

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate salir in the indicative future tense:

• Saldré a caminar el sábado en la mañana. (I will go out on a walk on Saturday morning.)
• Saldremos temprano para la cita. (We will leave early for the appointment.)
• Vosotros saldréis al final de la obra. (You will go out at the end of the play.)