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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 dries himself
nosotros/nosotras nos secamos We dry ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os secáis You all 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 has dried himself
nosotros/nosotras nos hemos secado We have dried ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os habéis secado You (plural) 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 dries himself
nosotros/nosotras nos sequemos we dry ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os sequéis You (all) 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
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 dried yourself
él/ella se secaba he was drying himself
nosotros/nosotras nos secábamos We dried ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os secabais You (all) dried yourselves
ellos/ellas se secaban They dried 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 had dried himself
nosotros/nosotras nos habíamos secado we had dried ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os habíais secado You (plural) had dried yourselves
ellos/ellas se habían secado They had dried themselves

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me secara/me secase I would dry myself
tú te secaras/te secases You would dry yourself
él/ella se secara/se secase he would dry himself
nosotros/nosotras nos secáramos/nos secásemos we dried ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os secarais/os secaseis You would dry yourselves
ellos/ellas se secaran/se secasen They would dry themselves

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo me sequé I dried myself
tú te secaste You dried yourself
él/ella se secó He dried himself
nosotros/nosotras nos secamos We dried ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os secasteis You (plural) 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 had dried himself
nosotros/nosotras nos hubimos secado we had dried ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os hubisteis secado You all 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 will dry himself
nosotros/nosotras nos secáremos We will dry ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os secareis You will dry yourselves
ellos/ellas se secaren they will 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 would have dried himself
nosotros/nosotras nos hubiéremos secado we would have dried ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os hubiereis secado You will 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 will dry himself
nosotros/nosotras nos secaremos We will dry ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os secaréis You all 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 will have dried himself
nosotros/nosotras nos habremos secado We will have dried ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os habréis secado You (all) 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
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 would have dried himself
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.