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Secarse (to dry oneself) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Secarse (to dry oneself) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Secarse - Conjugation of to dry oneself in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Secarse (to dry oneself) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Apariencia física (Physical appearance)

Conjugation of to dry oneself in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo me secaba I was drying myself
  • tú te secabas You dried yourself
  • él/ella se secaba he was drying himself
  • nosotros/nosotras nos secábamos We dried ourselves
  • vosotros/vosotras os secabais You (all) dried yourselves
  • ellos/ellas se secaban They dried themselves

Example phrases

  • Yo me secaba después de la ducha. I was drying myself after the shower.
  • Tú te secabas con una toalla. You used to dry yourself with a towel.
  • Él se secaba el pelo con el secador. He was drying himself with the hairdryer.
  • Nosotros nos secábamos rápidamente. We dried ourselves quickly.
  • Vosotros os secabais antes de vestirnos. You all were drying yourselves before getting dressed.
  • Ellos se secaban en el sol. They were drying themselves in the sun.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - secarse (to dry oneself)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Secarse (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... antes de vestirnos.

Vosotros os secabais antes de vestirnos.
(You all were drying yourselves before getting dressed.)

2. Nosotros ... rápidamente.

Nosotros nos secábamos rápidamente.
(We dried ourselves quickly.)

3. Él ... el pelo con el secador.

Él se secaba el pelo con el secador.
(He was drying himself with the hairdryer.)

4. Yo ... después de la ducha.

Yo me secaba después de la ducha.
(I was drying myself after the shower.)

5. Tú ... con una toalla.

Tú te secabas con una toalla.
(You used to dry yourself with a towel.)

6. Ellos ... en el sol.

Ellos se secaban en el sol.
(They were drying themselves in the sun.)