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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 dries/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/she 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 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 used to dry
(tú) secabas You used to dry
(él/ella) secaba he/she was drying
(nosotros/nosotras) secábamos we dried
(vosotros/vosotras) secabais You dried
(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/she 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 dried
(nosotros/nosotras) secáramos/secásemos we dried
(vosotros/vosotras) secarais/secaseis you would dry
(ellos/ellas) secaran/secasen they dried

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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