Secar

to dry

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

secar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

secando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

secado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	seco I dry	I dry
tú	secas you dry	you dry
él/ella/usted	seca he/she/you drys	he/she/you drys
nosotros	secamos we dry	we dry
vosotros	secáis you all dry	you all dry
ellos/ustedes	secan they/you all dry	they/you all dry

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	secaba I used to dry	I used to dry
tú	secabas you used to dry	you used to dry
él/ella/usted	secaba he/she/you used to dry	he/she/you used to dry
nosotros	secábamos we used to dry	we used to dry
vosotros	secabais you all used to dry	you all used to dry
ellos/ustedes	secaban they/you all used to dry	they/you all used to dry

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	secé I dried	I dried
tú	secaste you dried	you dried
él/ella/usted	secó he/she/you dried	he/she/you dried
nosotros	secamos we dried	we dried
vosotros	secasteis you all dried	you all dried
ellos/ustedes	secaron they/you all dried	they/you all dried

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	secaré I will dry	I will dry
tú	secarás you will dry	you will dry
él/ella/usted	secará he/she/you will dry	he/she/you will dry
nosotros	secaremos we will dry	we will dry
vosotros	secaréis you all will dry	you all will dry
ellos/ustedes	secarán they/you all will dry	they/you all will dry

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	secaría I would dry	I would dry
tú	secarías you would dry	you would dry
él/ella/usted	secaría he/she/you would dry	he/she/you would dry
nosotros	secaríamos we would dry	we would dry
vosotros	secaríais you all would dry	you all would dry
ellos/ustedes	secarían they/you all would dry	they/you all would dry

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sece that I dry	that I dry
tú	seces that you dry	that you dry
él/ella/usted	sece that he/she/you dry	that he/she/you dry
nosotros	secemos that we dry	that we dry
vosotros	secéis that you all dry	that you all dry
ellos/ustedes	secen that they/you all dry	that they/you all dry

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	secara or secase that I dried	that I dried
tú	secaras or secases that you dried	that you dried
él/ella/usted	secara or secase that he/she/you dried	that he/she/you dried
nosotros	secáramos or secásemos that we dried	that we dried
vosotros	secarais or secaseis that you all dried	that you all dried
ellos/ustedes	secaran or secasen that they/you all dried	that they/you all dried

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he secado I have dried	I have dried
tú	has secado you have dried	you have dried
él/ella/usted	ha secado he/she/you have dried	he/she/you have dried
nosotros	hemos secado we have dried	we have dried
vosotros	habéis secado you all have dried	you all have dried
ellos/ustedes	han secado they/you all have dried	they/you all have dried

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había secado I had dried	I had dried
tú	habías secado you had dried	you had dried
él/ella/usted	había secado he/she/you had dried	he/she/you had dried
nosotros	habíamos secado we had dried	we had dried
vosotros	habíais secado you all had dried	you all had dried
ellos/ustedes	habían secado they/you all had dried	they/you all had dried

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube secado I had dried	I had dried
tú	hubiste secado you had dried	you had dried
él/ella/usted	hubo secado he/she/you had dried	he/she/you had dried
nosotros	hubimos secado we had dried	we had dried
vosotros	hubisteis secado you all had dried	you all had dried
ellos/ustedes	hubieron secado they/you all had dried	they/you all had dried

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré secado I will have dried	I will have dried
tú	habrás secado you will have dried	you will have dried
él/ella/usted	habrá secado he/she/you will have dried	he/she/you will have dried
nosotros	habremos secado we will have dried	we will have dried
vosotros	habréis secado you all will have dried	you all will have dried
ellos/ustedes	habrán secado they/you all will have dried	they/you all will have dried

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría secado I would have dried	I would have dried
tú	habrías secado you would have dried	you would have dried
él/ella/usted	habría secado he/she/you would have dried	he/she/you would have dried
nosotros	habríamos secado we would have dried	we would have dried
vosotros	habríais secado you all would have dried	you all would have dried
ellos/ustedes	habrían secado they/you all would have dried	they/you all would have dried

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya secado that I have dried	that I have dried
tú	hayas secado that you have dried	that you have dried
él/ella/usted	haya secado that he/she/you have dried	that he/she/you have dried
nosotros	hayamos secado that we have dried	that we have dried
vosotros	hayáis secado that you all have dried	that you all have dried
ellos/ustedes	hayan secado that they/you all have dried	that they/you all have dried

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera secado that I had dried	that I had dried
tú	hubieras secado that you had dried	that you had dried
él/ella/usted	hubiera secado that he/she/you had dried	that he/she/you had dried
nosotros	hubiéramos secado that we had dried	that we had dried
vosotros	hubierais secado that you all had dried	that you all had dried
ellos/ustedes	hubieran secado that they/you all had dried	that they/you all had dried

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	seca	dry! (you)
usted	sece	dry! (you formal)
nosotros	secemos	let's dry!
vosotros	secad	dry! (you all)
ustedes	secen	dry! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no seces	don't dry! (you)
usted	no sece	don't dry! (you formal)
nosotros	no secemos	let's not dry!
vosotros	no secéis	don't dry! (you all)
ustedes	no secen	don't dry! (you all)

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