The Imperfect Tense of Salir is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example: Yo salía de la casa a las 8 de la mañana todos los días. (I used to leave the house at 8 in the morning every day.)

Salir is a regular -ir verb, so its Imperfect Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Salir (to leave) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The imperfect tense of salir is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, as well as descriptions and states of being.

Leaving or going out: For example, Cuando era niño, salía a jugar al parque todos los días. (When I was a child, I would go out to play in the park every day.)

Appearing or emerging: For example, El sol salía por las mañanas. (The sun would come out in the mornings.)

Sprouting or growing: For example, Las flores salían en primavera. (The flowers would sprout in spring.)

Departing or leaving: For example, Salía de la oficina a las 6 pm. (I would leave the office at 6 pm.)

Resulting or turning out: For example, El pastel me salía rico. (The cake would turn out delicious.)

Slang: Succeeding or working out: For example, ¿Te salió bien el examen? (Did the exam go well for you?)

Slang: Leaving or getting out (of a situation): For example, Salí de esa relación tóxica. (I got out of that toxic relationship.)

Examples

Examples of Salir in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, salía a jugar al parque todos los días. (When I was a child, I would go out to play at the park every day.)

Mi hermana salía con sus amigas los fines de semana. (My sister would go out with her friends on the weekends.)

En la universidad, salíamos a tomar algo después de clases. (In college, we would go out for drinks after classes.)

Mis padres salían a cenar cada viernes por la noche. (My parents would go out for dinner every Friday night.)

Antes de tener hijos, salíamos de fiesta con más frecuencia. (Before having kids, we would go out partying more often.)

Cuando salía de la oficina, me sentía aliviado. (When I would leave the office, I felt relieved.)

Ella salía a correr todas las mañanas. (She would go out for a run every morning.)

En vacaciones, salíamos a explorar nuevos lugares. (On vacation, we would go out to explore new places.)

Mis amigos y yo salíamos a bailar de vez en cuando. (My friends and I would go out dancing from time to time.)

Cuando salía el sol, ya estaba despierto. (When the sun would come out, I was already awake.)

Ella salía a caminar después de la cena. (She would go out for a walk after dinner.)

En su juventud, salía mucho con sus amigos. (In his youth, he would go out a lot with his friends.)

Cuando salíamos de compras, pasábamos horas en el centro comercial. (When we would go shopping, we would spend hours at the mall.)

Mis abuelos salían a pasear por el parque todos los domingos. (My grandparents would go for a stroll in the park every Sunday.)

Antes de tener hijos, salíamos de viaje con más frecuencia. (Before having kids, we would travel more often.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Salir (to leave) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.