The preterite of secarse is used to express when you dried yourself at a specific moment in the past. For example, “I dried myself with the towel after swimming” – “Me sequé con la toalla después de nadar.”

This is a regular -ar reflexive verb in the preterite tense. It follows the standard conjugation pattern with the addition of reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, os, se).

Conjugations

Conjugations of Secarse (to dry oneself) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of secarse describes completed drying actions.

To dry oneself: Refers to completing the action of drying, for example Me sequé el pelo después de bañarme (I dried my hair after bathing), or Se secó con la toalla (He dried himself with the towel).

To become dry: Indicates something becoming completely dry, for example La ropa se secó al sol (The clothes dried in the sun).

Examples

Examples of Secarse in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Me sequé el pelo después de la ducha. (I dried my hair after the shower.)

La ropa se secó rápidamente al sol. (The clothes dried quickly in the sun.)

¿Te secaste bien después de nadar? (Did you dry yourself well after swimming?)

Nos secamos con las toallas nuevas. (We dried ourselves with the new towels.)

El campo se secó durante la sequía. (The field dried up during the drought.)

Las plantas se secaron por falta de agua. (The plants dried up from lack of water.)

Te secaste las lágrimas y sonreíste. (You dried your tears and smiled.)

El lago se secó completamente ese verano. (The lake dried up completely that summer.)

Los niños se secaron después de jugar en la lluvia. (The children dried themselves after playing in the rain.)

Me sequé el sudor de la frente. (I dried the sweat from my forehead.)

La pintura se secó en una hora. (The paint dried in an hour.)

Nos secamos al fuego después de la tormenta. (We dried ourselves by the fire after the storm.)

El río se secó durante la temporada seca. (The river dried up during the dry season.)

Se secaron las flores del jardín. (The flowers in the garden dried up.)

Te secaste el pelo con la toalla nueva. (You dried your hair with the new towel.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Secarse (to dry oneself) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.