The presente de subjuntivo of secar is used to express wishes, desires, doubts or uncertainties about the action of drying something, for example: Espero que el sol seque la ropa hoy. (I hope the sun dries the clothes today.)

Secar is a spelling-changing verb ending in -car. In the subjunctive mood, the vowel changes from ‘e’ to ‘qu’ in all forms except nosotros/as and vosotros/as.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Secar (to dry) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Secar generally means to dry or to make dry, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To dry something: for example, Espero que el sol seque la ropa hoy. (I hope the sun dries the clothes today.)

To drain or remove liquid: for example, Es importante que sequemos el exceso de agua del plato. (It’s important that we drain the excess water from the plate.)

To wipe away: for example, Necesito que seques tus lágrimas. (I need you to wipe away your tears.)

To dry up (a source of income): for example, Temo que esta crisis económica seque mis ahorros. (I fear this economic crisis will dry up my savings.)

To ignore or give the cold shoulder (colloquial): for example, No puedo creer que me seque así después de todo lo que hice por él. (I can’t believe he’s ignoring me like that after all I did for him.)

Examples

Examples of Secar in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que seques la ropa antes de que empiece a llover. (I hope you dry the clothes before it starts to rain.)

Es importante que seque bien el piso después de limpiar. (It’s important that you dry the floor well after cleaning.)

Ojalá que el sol seque la pintura rápidamente. (Hopefully the sun dries the paint quickly.)

Aunque sequemos las lágrimas, el dolor permanece. (Even if we dry the tears, the pain remains.)

Preferiría que sequéis el cabello con una toalla antes de usar el secador. (I’d prefer that you dry your hair with a towel before using the hair dryer.)

Aunque llueva, esperamos que el sol seque la cancha de tenis pronto. (Even if it rains, we hope the sun dries the tennis court soon.)

Tal vez sequemos la ropa al aire libre para ahorrar energía. (Maybe we’ll dry the clothes outdoors to save energy.)

Dudo que seque la pintura a tiempo para la exposición. (I doubt the paint will dry in time for the exhibition.)

Es fundamental que seques bien tus manos después de lavarlas. (It’s essential that you dry your hands well after washing them.)

Quizás sequemos las hierbas aromáticas para usarlas en la cocina. (Perhaps we’ll dry the aromatic herbs to use them in the kitchen.)

Me temo que seque demasiado la piel si se expone tanto al sol. (I’m afraid the skin will dry out too much if it’s exposed to the sun that much.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Secar (to dry) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.