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Secarse (to dry oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

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

Secarse (to dry oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 4: Describir objetos y personas. (Describing objects and people)

Lesson 23: Apariencia física (Physical appearance)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Secarse (to dry oneself) Secándose (Drying oneself) Secado (Drying)

Secarse (to dry oneself): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) me seco I dry myself
(tú) te secas You dry yourself
(él/ella) se seca he/she dries himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos secamos we dry ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os secáis You dry yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se secan they dry themselves

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me he secado I have dried myself
(tú) te has secado You have dried yourself
(él/ella) se ha secado he/she has dried himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hemos secado We have dried ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habéis secado You have dried yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se han secado they have dried themselves

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) me seque I dry myself
(tú) te seques You dry yourself
(él/ella) se seque he/she dries himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos sequemos we dry ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os sequéis You dry yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se sequen they dry themselves

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me haya secado I have dried myself
(tú) te hayas secado you have dried yourself
(él/ella) se haya secado he has dried himself/she has dried herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hayamos secado we have dried ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os hayáis secado you have dried yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se hayan secado They have dried themselves

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me secaba I was drying myself
(tú) te secabas You were drying yourself
(él/ella) se secaba he/she was drying himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos secábamos we were drying ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os secabais You were drying yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se secaban they were drying themselves

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me había secado I had dried myself
(tú) te habías secado You had dried yourself
(él/ella) se había secado he/she had dried himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habíamos secado we had dried ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habíais secado You had dried yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se habían secado they had dried themselves

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me secara/me secase I dried myself
(tú) te secaras/te secases You dried yourself/you dried yourself
(él/ella) se secara/se secase he/she dried himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos secáramos/nos secásemos we dried ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os secarais/os secaseis You dried yourself
(ellos/ellas) se secaran/se secasen they dried themselves

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me hubiera/hubiese secado I would have dried myself
(tú) te hubieras/hubieses secado You had dried yourself
(él/ella) se hubiera/hubiese secado he/she had dried himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hubiéramos/hubiésemos secado we would have dried ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os hubierais/hubieseis secado You would have dried yourself
(ellos/ellas) se hubieran/hubiesen secado they had dried themselves

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) me sequé I dried myself
(tú) te secaste You dried yourself
(él/ella) se secó he/she dried himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos secamos we dried ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os secasteis You dried yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se secaron they dried themselves

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) me hube secado I had dried myself
(tú) te hubiste secado You had dried yourself
(él/ella) se hubo secado he/she had dried himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hubimos secado we had dried ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os hubisteis secado you had dried yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se hubieron secado they had dried themselves

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me secare I will dry myself
(tú) te secares you will dry yourself
(él/ella) se secare he/she will dry himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos secáremos we will dry ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os secareis You will dry yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se secaren they dry themselves

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me hubiere secado I will have dried myself
(tú) te hubieres secado You will have dried yourself
(él/ella) se hubiere secado he/ she will have dried himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hubiéremos secado we will have dried ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os hubiereis secado You would have dried yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se hubieren secado they will have dried themselves

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me secaré I will dry myself
(tú) te secarás You will dry yourself
(él/ella) se secará he/she will dry himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos secaremos we will dry ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os secaréis You will dry yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se secarán they will dry themselves

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me habré secado I will have dried myself
(tú) te habrás secado You will have dried yourself
(él/ella) se habrá secado he/she will have dried
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habremos secado we will have dried ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habréis secado You will have dried yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se habrán secado They will have dried themselves
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Sécate! You dry yourself
Séquese! He dry himself.
Sequémonos! Let’s dry ourselves!
Secaos! You dry yourselves
Séquense! They dry themselves

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No te seques! He/she does not dry himself/herself
¡No se seque! You do not dry yourself
¡No nos sequemos! Let's not dry ourselves!
¡No os sequéis! They should not dry themselves
¡No se sequen! They/they do not dry themselves

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me secaría I would dry myself
(tú) te secarías You would dry yourself
(él/ella) se secaría he would dry himself/she would dry herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos secaríamos we would dry ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os secaríais You would dry yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se secarían they would dry themselves

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me habría secado I would have dried myself
(tú) te habrías secado You would have dried yourself
(él/ella) se habría secado he/she would have dried himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habríamos secado we would have dried ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habríais secado You would have dried yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se habrían secado they would have dried themselves

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We will dry ourselves quickly.
Nosotros nos secaremos rápidamente.
2. I dry myself after having a shower.
Yo me seco después de ducharme.
3. Do you dry yourself with a towel?
¿tú te secas con una toalla?
4. We dry ourselves in the sun.
Nosotros nos secamos al sol.
5. He will dry himself in the sun.
Él se secará al sol.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I was drying myself after the shower.
Yo me secaba después de la ducha.
2. You all were drying yourselves before getting dressed.
Vosotros os secabais antes de vestirnos.
3. You used to dry yourself with a towel.
Tú te secabas con una toalla.
4. They were drying themselves in the sun.
Ellos se secaban en el sol.
5. We dried ourselves quickly to go to the party.
Nosotros nos secamos rápido para ir a la fiesta.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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te seques, os sequéis, se seque, se secaran/se secasen, me seque

1.
Quiero que vosotros ... antes de cambiaros de ropa.
(I want you to dry yourselves before changing your clothes.)
2.
Es probable que él ... en el baño.
(He will probably dry himself in the bathroom.)
3.
Espero que yo ... rápidamente después de la ducha.
(I hope that I dry myself quickly after the shower.)
4.
Es probable que ellas ... antes de la reunión.
(It is likely that they will dry themselves before the meeting.)
5.
Es importante que tú ... bien antes de salir.
(It is important that you dry yourself well before going out.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We would have dried ourselves before dinner.
Nosotros nos hubiéramos/hubiésemos secado antes de la cena.
2. We have dried ourselves with the new towels.
Nosotros nos hayamos secado con las toallas nuevas.
3. I had dried myself after the shower.
Yo me hube secado después de la ducha.
4. I had dried myself before leaving.
Yo me haya secado antes de salir.
5. They would have dried themselves after the pool.
Ellos se hubieran/hubiesen secado después de la piscina.