Salir (to leave / to go out) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

Salir (to leave / to go out) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Salir - Conjugation of to leave / to go out in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Salir (to leave / to go out) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Infancia y recuerdos (Childhood and memories)

Conjugation of to leave / to go out in Pretérito imperfecto

yo salía I used to go out
tú salías You used to go out
él/ella salía he/she was going out
nosotros/nosotras salíamos we used to go out
vosotros/vosotras salíais you all were leaving / you all were going out
ellos/ellas salían They used to go out

Example phrases

Siempre salía a caminar por el campo cerca del río. I always went out to walk through the field near the river.
Salías temprano para alimentar a las cabras en la montaña. You were going out early to feed the goats in the mountain.
Salía a plantar rosales en el jardín detrás de su casa. He used to go out to plant rosebushes in the garden behind his house.
Salíamos de excursión a visitar el bosque. We used to go out on excursions to visit the forest.
Salíais a notar la naturaleza en el valle. You used to go out to notice the nature in the valley.
Salían a pasear por la playa y sentir la brisa del mar. They used to go out for a walk along the beach and feel the sea breeze.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - salir (to leave / to go out)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Salir (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. ... temprano para alimentar a las cabras en la montaña.

Salías temprano para alimentar a las cabras en la montaña.

(You were going out early to feed the goats in the mountain.)

2. ... a notar la naturaleza en el valle.

Salíais a notar la naturaleza en el valle.

(You used to go out to notice the nature in the valley.)

3. Siempre ... a caminar por el campo cerca del río.

Siempre salía a caminar por el campo cerca del río.

(I always went out to walk through the field near the river.)

4. ... a pasear por la playa y sentir la brisa del mar.

Salían a pasear por la playa y sentir la brisa del mar.

(They used to go out for a walk along the beach and feel the sea breeze.)

5. ... de excursión a visitar el bosque.

Salíamos de excursión a visitar el bosque.

(We used to go out on excursions to visit the forest.)

6. ... a plantar rosales en el jardín detrás de su casa.

Salía a plantar rosales en el jardín detrás de su casa.

(He used to go out to plant rosebushes in the garden behind his house.)