The Spanish verb secarse means "to dry off". It is the reflexive form of secar ("to dry"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of secarse is yo me seco, tú te secas, él/ella/usted se seca, nosotros nos secamos, vosotros os secáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se secan. It counts as a regular -ar verb, though 10 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| yo | me seco | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te secas | |
| él/ | se seca | |
| nosotros | nos secamos | |
| vosotros | os secáis | |
| ellos/ | se secan |
| yo | me sequé (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te secaste |
| él/ | se secó |
| nosotros | nos secamos |
| vosotros | os secasteis |
| ellos/ | se secaron |
| yo | me secaba |
|---|---|
| tú | te secabas |
| él/ | se secaba |
| nosotros | nos secábamos |
| vosotros | os secabais |
| ellos/ | se secaban |
| yo | me secaré |
|---|---|
| tú | te secarás |
| él/ | se secará |
| nosotros | nos secaremos |
| vosotros | os secaréis |
| ellos/ | se secarán |
| yo | me secaría |
|---|---|
| tú | te secarías |
| él/ | se secaría |
| nosotros | nos secaríamos |
| vosotros | os secaríais |
| ellos/ | se secarían |
| yo | me seque (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te seques (irregular) |
| él/ | se seque (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos sequemos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os sequéis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se sequen (irregular) |
| tú | sécate |
|---|---|
| usted | séquese (irregular) |
| nosotros | sequémonos (irregular) |
| vosotros | secaos |
| ustedes | séquense (irregular) |
| yo | me he secado |
|---|---|
| tú | te has secado |
| él/ | se ha secado |
| nosotros | nos hemos secado |
| vosotros | os habéis secado |
| ellos/ | se han secado |
Secarse is regular, with spelling changes only in yo me sequé, the present subjunctive forms such as me seque, and imperative forms such as séquese. The reflexive pronoun goes before conjugated forms, but attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund: sécate and secándose.
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Yes, secarse is regular, with spelling changes only. The changes appear in yo me sequé, all present subjunctive forms, and usted, nosotros, and ustedes affirmative imperative forms.
Secarse means to dry off, while secar means to dry something.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me seco, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in sécate and secándose. The preterite yo form is me sequé, the present subjunctive uses forms such as me seque, and the past participle is secado.