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Secar (to dry) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of secar (to dry) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Secar (to dry) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 5: En casa (At home)

Lesson 34: Electrodomésticos (Household appliances)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Secar (to dry) Secando (Drying) Secado (Drying)

Secar (to dry): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo seco I dry
tú secas You dry
él/ella seca he/she dries
nosotros/nosotras secamos we dry
vosotros/vosotras secáis you dry
ellos/ellas secan They dry

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he secado I have dried
tú has secado You have dried
él/ella ha secado He has dried
nosotros/nosotras hemos secado we have dried
vosotros/vosotras habéis secado You have dried
ellos/ellas han secado They have dried

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo seque I dry
tú seques You dry
él/ella seque he/she dries
nosotros/nosotras seque/we we dry
vosotros/vosotras sequéis you (plural) dry
ellos/ellas sequen they dry

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya secado I have dried
tú hayas secado you have dried
él/ella haya secado he/she has dried
nosotros/nosotras hayamos secado we have dried
vosotros/vosotras hayáis secado you have dried
ellos/ellas hayan secado they have dried

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo secaba I was drying
tú secabas you dried
él/ella secaba he/she was drying
nosotros/nosotras secábamos we were drying
vosotros/vosotras secabais you all were drying
ellos/ellas secaban They dried

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había secado I had dried
tú habías secado you had dried
él/ella había secado he had dried
nosotros/nosotras habíamos secado we had dried
vosotros/vosotras habíais secado You had dried
ellos/ellas habían secado They had dried

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo secara/secase I dried
tú secaras/secases you dried
él/ella secara/secase he/she would dry
nosotros/nosotras secáramos/secásemos we dried
vosotros/vosotras secarais/secaseis you dried
ellos/ellas secaran/secasen they dried

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese secado I would have dried
tú hubieras/hubieses secado you had dried
él/ella hubiera/hubiese secado he had dried
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos secado we would have dried
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis secado You would have dried
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen secado they would have dried

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo sequé I dried
tú secaste You dried
él/ella secó He/she dried
nosotros/nosotras secamos we dried
vosotros/vosotras secasteis you dried
ellos/ellas secaron they dried

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube secado I had dried
tú hubiste secado you had dried
él/ella hubo secado he/she had dried
nosotros/nosotras hubimos secado we had dried
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis secado You had dried
ellos/ellas hubieron secado they had dried

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo secare I will dry
tú secares you will dry
él/ella secare he/she will dry
nosotros/nosotras secáremos we will dry
vosotros/vosotras secáreis you would dry
ellos/ellas secaren they would dry

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere secado I will have dried
tú hubieres secado you will have dried
él/ella hubiere secado he/she will have dried
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos secado we will have dried
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis secado you will have dried
ellos/ellas hubieren secado they will have dried

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo secaré I will dry
tú secarás You will dry
él/ella secará he/she will dry
nosotros/nosotras secaremos We will dry
vosotros/vosotras secaréis you will dry
ellos/ellas secarán They will dry

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré secado I will have dried
tú habrás secado You will have dried
él/ella habrá secado he/she will have dried
nosotros/nosotras habremos secado we will have dried
vosotros/vosotras habréis secado You will have dried
ellos/ellas habrán secado they will have dried
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
N/A You dry
Seca Dry
Seque let's dry
Sequemos You dry
Secad Dry

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No seque! You do not dry
¡No seques! Do not dry!
¡No seque! Let's not dry
¡No sequemos! You/vosotros do not dry
¡No sequéis! They do not dry

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo secaría I would dry
tú secarías You would dry
él/ella secaría he/she would dry
nosotros/nosotras secaríamos We would dry
vosotros/vosotras secaríais you would dry
ellos/ellas secarían they would dry

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría secado I would have dried
tú habrías secado you would have dried
él/ella habría secado he/she would have dried
nosotros/nosotras habríamos secado we would have dried
vosotros/vosotras habríais secado You would have dried
ellos/ellas habrían secado They would have dried

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You will dry the glass.
Vosotros/vosotras secaréis el vaso.
2. We will dry the pot.
Nosotros/nosotras secaremos la olla.
3. You will dry the cup.
Tú secarás la taza.
4. I will dry the dishes.
Yo secaré los platos.
5. I dry the dishes.
Yo seco los platos.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You have dried the pan.
Habéis secado la sartén.
2. We were drying the tablecloth carefully.
Nosotros secábamos el mantel con cuidado.
3. You dried the spoons with a napkin.
Tú secabas las cucharas con una servilleta.
4. We have dried the glasses.
Hemos secado las copas.
5. I have dried the plates.
He secado los platos.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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secara/secase, secáramos/secásemos, seque, seques, seque/we

1.
Quiero que nosotros ... la jarra.
(I want us to dry the jug.)
2.
Espero que tú ... los vasos.
(I hope that you dry the glasses.)
3.
Es importante que yo ... los platos.
(It is important that I dry the dishes.)
4.
Si yo ... los vasos, se quedarían limpios.
(If I dried the glasses, they would be clean.)
5.
Si nosotros ... los platos, terminaríamos rápido.
(If we dried the dishes, we would finish quickly.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I don't think they have dried the pot before using it.
No creo que hayan secado la olla antes de usarla.
2. I would have dried the dishes.
Yo habría secado los platos.
3. He would have dried the glasses.
Él habría secado los vasos.
4. We would have dried the napkins.
Nosotros habríamos secado las servilletas.
5. It's good that you have dried the napkins before putting them on the table.
Es bueno que hayas secado las servilletas antes de ponerlas en la mesa.