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ellos salían

were coming from, were dating, were going out with

→ salir
sal to leave, go out + ían they were (imperfect)
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #52,862
were coming from Also often translated as “came from,” depending on context.
SP: ¿De dónde salían esos ruidos?
EN: Where were those noises coming from?
were dating, were going out with Used with “con” when talking about being romantically involved with someone.
SP: Mis amigos salían con personas de su clase.
EN: My friends were dating people from their class.
Conjugation of salir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First salía —
Second salías —
Third salía salían
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First salía saliéramos
Second salieras —
Third salía salieran
saliera

¿De dónde salían los libros?

Where did the books come from?

Las armas, ¿de dónde salían?

The weapons, where did they come from?

— Zeta (2026)

¿De dónde salían las demás piezas?

Where did the other pieces come from?

Había una fiesta y todas las chicas salían con chicos.

There was a party and all the girls were going out with boys.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)