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Secarse (to dry oneself) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - 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 subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive)

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 Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

  • yo me secara/me secase I would dry myself
  • tú te secaras/te secases You would dry yourself
  • él/ella se secara/se secase he would dry himself
  • nosotros/nosotras nos secáramos/nos secásemos we dried ourselves
  • vosotros/vosotras os secarais/os secaseis You would dry yourselves
  • ellos/ellas se secaran/se secasen They would dry themselves

Example phrases

  • Yo esperaba que me secara/me secase después de llover. I expected that I would dry myself after it rained.
  • Espero que te secaras/te secases bien después de nadar. I hope that you dried yourself well after swimming.
  • Es posible que él se secara/se secase rápido con esa toalla. It is possible that he dried himself quickly with that towel.
  • Esperábamos que nos secáramos/nos secásemos antes de salir. We hoped that we would dry ourselves before going out.
  • Ojalá que os secarais/os secaseis pronto para la fiesta. I hope that you would dry yourselves soon for the party.
  • Es probable que ellas se secaran/se secasen antes de la reunión. They would probably dry themselves before the meeting.

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 (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Es posible que él ... rápido con esa toalla.

Es posible que él se secara/se secase rápido con esa toalla.
(It is possible that he dried himself quickly with that towel.)

2. Ojalá que ... pronto para la fiesta.

Ojalá que os secarais/os secaseis pronto para la fiesta.
(I hope that you would dry yourselves soon for the party.)

3. Yo esperaba que ... después de llover.

Yo esperaba que me secara/me secase después de llover.
(I expected that I would dry myself after it rained.)

4. Esperábamos que ... antes de salir.

Esperábamos que nos secáramos/nos secásemos antes de salir.
(We hoped that we would dry ourselves before going out.)

5. Es probable que ellas ... antes de la reunión.

Es probable que ellas se secaran/se secasen antes de la reunión.
(They would probably dry themselves before the meeting.)

6. Espero que ... bien después de nadar.

Espero que te secaras/te secases bien después de nadar.
(I hope that you dried yourself well after swimming.)