The Future Tense of secarse is used to express actions that will happen in the future, for example, Mañana me secaré el pelo después de bañarme. (Tomorrow I will dry my hair after bathing.)

Secarse is a regular -ar verb, so its Future Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

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

Secarse generally means to dry or to become dry, but has several different meanings in the Future Tense, some of which might surprise you.

To dry (something): for example, Secaré la ropa al sol (I will dry the clothes in the sun).

To dry up (a liquid): for example, El charco se secará con el calor (The puddle will dry up in the heat).

To wither (a plant): for example, Las flores se secarán si no las riego (The flowers will wither if I don’t water them).

To become dehydrated: for example, Me secaré si no bebo agua (I will become dehydrated if I don’t drink water).

To ignore or avoid (someone) [colloquial]: for example, Te secaré si sigues molestándome (I will ignore you if you keep bothering me).

To leave (someone) without money [colloquial]: for example, Me secaré si gasto todo mi dinero (I will be broke if I spend all my money).

Examples

Examples of Secarse in the Future Tense

Si no te secas bien después de bañarte, te secarás un resfriado. (If you don’t dry off properly after bathing, you’ll catch a cold.)

Cuando el sol salga, la ropa se secará rápidamente. (When the sun comes out, the clothes will dry quickly.)

Después de lavar los platos, nos secaremos las manos con la toalla. (After washing the dishes, we will dry our hands with the towel.)

Si dejas la pintura afuera, se secará en un par de horas. (If you leave the paint outside, it will dry in a couple of hours.)

Cuando os secaréis el pelo con el secador, tened cuidado de no quemaros. (When you dry your hair with the hair dryer, be careful not to burn yourselves.)

El concreto se secará más rápido con este clima cálido y seco. (The concrete will dry faster in this warm, dry weather.)

Después de nadar, me secaré con la toalla de playa antes de vestirme. (After swimming, I will dry off with the beach towel before getting dressed.)

Las lágrimas se secarán eventualmente, pero el dolor permanecerá por un tiempo. (The tears will eventually dry, but the pain will remain for a while.)

Cuando os secaréis las manos, aseguraos de usar la toalla limpia. (When you dry your hands, make sure to use the clean towel.)

Después de la lluvia, los charcos se secarán con el calor del sol. (After the rain, the puddles will dry up in the sun’s heat.)

Cuando te secarás el cabello, usa el protector de calor para evitar dañarlo. (When you dry your hair, use a heat protectant to avoid damaging it.)

La tinta de este bolígrafo se secará rápidamente, así que apúrate a escribir. (The ink from this pen will dry quickly, so hurry up and write.)

Después de la mudanza, nos secaremos el sudor de la frente con un paño fresco. (After the move, we will wipe the sweat from our brows with a cool cloth.)

Cuando se secarán las hojas en el otoño, caerán de los árboles. (When the leaves dry up in the fall, they will fall from the trees.)

Si no te secas bien después de la ducha, la toalla quedará mojada. (If you don’t dry off properly after the shower, the towel will stay wet.)

Conjugations with English Translations

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

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Synonyms

The Future tense is also known as the Simple Future, Future Simple, Future Tense, Future Indicative, or Will Future in English, and as Futuro Simple, Futuro Imperfecto, Tiempo Futuro, Futuro de Indicativo, or Indicativo Futuro in Spanish.