salir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
salir — to leave
The affirmative command for salir has a very short 'tú' form: sal.
salir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or invitations to leave or go out.
Notes on salir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is highly irregular and shortened to just 'sal'. Other forms (usted, nosotros, ustedes) match the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Sal de aquí ahora mismo!
Get out of here right now!
tú
Salga por esa puerta, por favor.
Leave through that door, please.
usted
Salgamos a caminar un rato.
Let's go out for a walk for a bit.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ¡Sale!
Correct: ¡Sal!
Why: 'Sale' is the indicative 'he leaves'. The command form for 'you' is the shortened 'sal'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: salgo
The present of salir is irregular only in the 'yo' form: salgo.
Preterite
yo: salí
The preterite of salir is regular: salí, saliste, salió, salimos, salisteis, salieron.
Imperfect
yo: salía
The imperfect of salir is regular: salía, salías, salía, salíamos, salíais, salían.
Future
yo: saldré
The future of salir uses the irregular stem 'saldr-': saldré, saldrás, saldrá...
Conditional
yo: saldría
The conditional of salir uses the irregular stem 'saldr-': saldría, saldrías, saldría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: salga
The present subjunctive of salir uses the 'salg-' stem: salga, salgas, salga...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: saliera
The imperfect subjunctive of salir uses the 'salier-' stem: saliera, salieras, saliera...
Negative Imperative
yo: no salgas
The negative imperative of salir always uses the 'salg-' stem: no salgas, no salga...