Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | seco | |
| tú | secas | |
| él / ella / usted | seca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | secamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | secáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | secan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sequé | |
| tú | secaste | |
| él / ella / usted | secó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | secamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | secasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | secaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | secaba | |
| tú | secabas | |
| él / ella / usted | secaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | secábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | secabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | secaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | secaré | |
| tú | secarás | |
| él / ella / usted | secará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | secaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | secaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | secarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | secaría | |
| tú | secarías | |
| él / ella / usted | secaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | secaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | secaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | secarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | seque | |
| tú | seques | |
| él / ella / usted | seque | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sequemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sequéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sequen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- (reflexive) to dry
- (reflexive) to dry up, run dry
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations