secar Future Conjugation
secar — to dry
The future tense is regular; just add the endings to the infinitive: secaré, secarás, secará, secaremos, secaréis, secarán.
secar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to talk about what will dry later or to make a prediction (e.g., 'The sun will dry the grass').
Notes on secar in the Future
Secar is fully regular in the future tense.
Example Sentences
Secaré el coche más tarde.
I will dry the car later.
yo
Mañana se secará toda la pintura.
Tomorrow all the paint will dry.
él/ella/usted
Ellos secarán las toallas en el balcón.
They will dry the towels on the balcony.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent marks on future endings.
Correct: secaré, secarás, secará, secarán
Why: All future tense forms except 'nosotros' require an accent on the final syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: seco
The present tense of secar is completely regular: seco, secas, seca, secamos, secáis, secan.
Preterite
yo: sequé
Secar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'sequé' to preserve the pronunciation.
Imperfect
yo: secaba
The imperfect of secar is regular: secaba, secabas, secaba, secábamos, secabais, secaban.
Conditional
yo: secaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive (secaría, secarías, secaría, secaríamos, secaríais, secarían).
Present Subjunctive
yo: seque
The present subjunctive of secar features a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: seque, seques, seque, sequemos, sequéis, sequen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: secara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: secara, secaras, secara, secáramos, secarais, secaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: seca
The imperative uses 'seca' (tú) and 'seque' (usted), with the 'c' to 'qu' change in formal and plural commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no seques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no seques, no seque, no sequemos, no sequéis, no sequen.