salirse — Spanish conjugation

to leak, overflow; to leave (a group, course)

IrregularReflexivesalir → salirse

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanish
yome salgo
te sales
voste salís
él/ella/Ud.se sale
nosotrosnos salimos
vosotrosos salís
ellos/ellas/Uds.se salen

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanish
yome salí
te saliste
voste saliste
él/ella/Ud.se salió
nosotrosnos salimos
vosotrosos salisteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se salieron

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yome salía
te salías
voste salías
él/ella/Ud.se salía
nosotrosnos salíamos
vosotrosos salíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se salían

Conditional (Condicional) Irregular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanish
yome saldría
te saldrías
voste saldrías
él/ella/Ud.se saldría
nosotrosnos saldríamos
vosotrosos saldríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se saldrían

Future (Futuro) Irregular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanish
yome saldré
te saldrás
voste saldrás
él/ella/Ud.se saldrá
nosotrosnos saldremos
vosotrosos saldréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se saldrán

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanish
yome he salido
te has salido
voste has salido
él/ella/Ud.se ha salido
nosotrosnos hemos salido
vosotrosos habéis salido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se han salido

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanish
yome había salido
te habías salido
voste habías salido
él/ella/Ud.se había salido
nosotrosnos habíamos salido
vosotrosos habíais salido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habían salido

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yome habría salido
te habrías salido
voste habrías salido
él/ella/Ud.se habría salido
nosotrosnos habríamos salido
vosotrosos habríais salido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habrían salido

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanish
yome habré salido
te habrás salido
voste habrás salido
él/ella/Ud.se habrá salido
nosotrosnos habremos salido
vosotrosos habréis salido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se habrán salido

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yome salga
te salgas
voste salgas
él/ella/Ud.se salga
nosotrosnos salgamos
vosotrosos salgáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se salgan

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yome saliera
te salieras
voste salieras
él/ella/Ud.se saliera
nosotrosnos saliéramos
vosotrosos salierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.se salieran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yome saliese
te salieses
voste salieses
él/ella/Ud.se saliese
nosotrosnos saliésemos
vosotrosos salieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.se saliesen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yome haya salido
te hayas salido
voste hayas salido
él/ella/Ud.se haya salido
nosotrosnos hayamos salido
vosotrosos hayáis salido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se hayan salido

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yome hubiera salido
te hubieras salido
voste hubieras salido
él/ella/Ud.se hubiera salido
nosotrosnos hubiéramos salido
vosotrosos hubierais salido
ellos/ellas/Uds.se hubieran salido

Other forms

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yome estoy saliendo
te estás saliendo
voste estás saliendo
él/ella/Ud.se está saliendo
nosotrosnos estamos saliendo
vosotrosos estáis saliendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se están saliendo

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yome estuve saliendo
te estuviste saliendo
voste estuviste saliendo
él/ella/Ud.se estuvo saliendo
nosotrosnos estuvimos saliendo
vosotrosos estuvisteis saliendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estuvieron saliendo

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yome estaba saliendo
te estabas saliendo
voste estabas saliendo
él/ella/Ud.se estaba saliendo
nosotrosnos estábamos saliendo
vosotrosos estabais saliendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estaban saliendo

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yome estaría saliendo
te estarías saliendo
voste estarías saliendo
él/ella/Ud.se estaría saliendo
nosotrosnos estaríamos saliendo
vosotrosos estaríais saliendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estarían saliendo

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yome estaré saliendo
te estarás saliendo
voste estarás saliendo
él/ella/Ud.se estará saliendo
nosotrosnos estaremos saliendo
vosotrosos estaréis saliendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.se estarán saliendo