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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

secar

to dry

  • #202 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: secando
  • Past participle: secado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I dry
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you dry
  3. nós we dry
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all dry

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I dried
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you dried
  3. nós we dried
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all dried

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to dry
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to dry
  3. nós we are going to dry
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to dry

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to dry
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to dry
  3. nós we used to dry
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to dry

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would dry
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would dry
  3. nós we would dry
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would dry

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I dry
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you dry
  3. nós (that) we dry
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all dry

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I dried
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you dried
  3. nós (if) we dried
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all dried

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I dry
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you dry
  3. nós (when) we dry
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all dry

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você dry!
  2. vocês dry! (all of you)

How to use secar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu seco o cabelo antes de sair de casa.

    I dry my hair before leaving the house.

  2. Past

    A roupa secou rápido com esse sol.

    The clothes dried fast in this sun.

  3. Future

    Vou secar a louça enquanto você lava.

    I'll dry the dishes while you wash.

  4. Imperfect

    O rio secava todo ano em agosto.

    The river used to dry up every August.

  5. Conditional

    As toalhas secariam mais rápido na varanda.

    The towels would dry faster on the balcony.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espere que a tinta seque antes de encostar.

    Wait for the paint to dry before touching it.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a grama secasse, a gente cortaria hoje.

    If the grass dried, we'd cut it today.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando a roupa secar, dobra e guarda.

    When the clothes dry, fold them and put them away.

  9. Imperative

    Seque os pés antes de entrar na sala.

    Dry your feet before coming into the living room.

Good to know

  • "Secar o cabelo" is to blow-dry; "a roupa secou" is "the clothes are dry".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.