Key facts

Salir

To dirty · to dirty/to soil/to stain

A2Regular
Stem
sal
Past participle
sali

Examples

Je salis mes habits.

I get my clothes dirty.

Il ne salit pas ses mains.

He doesn't get his hands dirty.

Nous salissions le sol.

We were dirtying the floor.

Nous avons sali la table.

We dirtied the table.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 2
Jesalis
Idirty
Tusalis
Youdirty
Ilsalit
Hedirties
Noussalissons
Wedirty
Voussalissez
Youdirty
Ilssalissent
Theydirty

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais salir
Iam going to dirty
Tuvas salir
Youare going to dirty
Ilva salir
Heis going to dirty
Nousallons salir
Weare going to dirty
Vousallez salir
Youare going to dirty
Ilsvont salir
Theyare going to dirty

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de salir
Ihave just dirtied
Tuviens de salir
Youhave just dirtied
Ilvient de salir
Hehas just dirtied
Nousvenons de salir
Wehave just dirtied
Vousvenez de salir
Youhave just dirtied
Ilsviennent de salir
Theyhave just dirtied

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai sali
Ihave dirtied
Tuas sali
Youhave dirtied
Ila sali
Hehas dirtied
Nousavons sali
Wehave dirtied
Vousavez sali
Youhave dirtied
Ilsont sali
Theyhave dirtied

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jesalirais
Iwould dirty
Tusalirais
Youwould dirty
Ilsalirait
Hewould dirty
Noussalirions
Wewould dirty
Voussaliriez
Youwould dirty
Ilssaliraient
Theywould dirty

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jesalirai
Iwill dirty
Tusaliras
Youwill dirty
Ilsalira
Hewill dirty
Noussalirons
Wewill dirty
Voussalirez
Youwill dirty
Ilssaliront
Theywill dirty

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jesalissais
Iwas dirtying
Tusalissais
Youwere dirtying
Ilsalissait
Hewas dirtying
Noussalissions
Were dirtying
Voussalissiez
Youwere dirtying
Ilssalissaient
Theywere dirtying

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)salis
Youdirty
(Nous)salissons
Wedirty
(Vous)salissez
Youdirty

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

salissant
dirtying

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en salissant
dirtying

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