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SPANISH VERB

secar

to dry

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

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I dry
  2. tú you dry
  3. usted, él, ella he/she dries
  4. nosotros we dry
  5. vosotros Spain you all dry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they dry

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I dried
  2. tú you dried
  3. usted, él, ella he/she dried
  4. nosotros we dried
  5. vosotros Spain you all dried
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they dried

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to dry
  2. tú you used to dry
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to dry
  4. nosotros we used to dry
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to dry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to dry

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will dry
  2. tú you will dry
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will dry
  4. nosotros we will dry
  5. vosotros Spain you all will dry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will dry

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would dry
  2. tú you would dry
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would dry
  4. nosotros we would dry
  5. vosotros Spain you all would dry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would dry

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I dry
  2. tú (that) you dry
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she dry
  4. nosotros (that) we dry
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all dry
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they dry

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I dried
  2. tú (if) you dried
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she dried
  4. nosotros (if) we dried
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all dried
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they dried

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú dry!
  2. usted dry! (formal)
  3. nosotros dry! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain dry! (all of you)
  5. ustedes dry! (all of you)

How to use secar

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

  1. Present

    El sol seca la ropa en una hora.

    The sun dries the clothes in an hour.

  2. Past

    Sequé los platos y los guardé.

    I dried the dishes and put them away.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela secaba chiles en la azotea.

    My grandmother used to dry chilies on the roof.

  4. Future

    El pelo se secará solo con este calor.

    Your hair will dry on its own in this heat.

  5. Conditional

    Yo secaría bien los zapatos antes de guardarlos.

    I'd dry the shoes well before putting them away.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Deja que la pintura seque toda la noche.

    Let the paint dry all night.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si secaras la mesa, podríamos poner el mantel.

    If you dried the table, we could put the tablecloth on.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Seca al perro con esta toalla vieja!

    Dry the dog with this old towel!

Where you hear secar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • La ropa se seca en el patio. The clothes dry in the yard.
  • Sequé los platos. I dried the plates.
  • Vamos a secar todo hoy. We're going to dry everything today.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Yo seco los platos. I dry the plates.
  • Sequé las tazas después del café. I dried the cups after coffee.
  • Mañana voy a secar los vasos. Tomorrow I'm going to dry the glasses.
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Is My Laundry Ready?

Beginner Level 2 · secar · seca

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First, Cut the Onion

Beginner Level 2 · seca

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The Morning After

Intermediate Level 1 · secar · que tú seques

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A Widow From Seville

Advanced Level 1 · tú secas · secando platos

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Verbs like this one

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