The Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) of secarse is used to give direct orders or instructions for someone to dry themselves or something else, for example: ¡Sécate las manos! (Dry your hands!). It allows you to directly command the listener to perform the action of drying.

This verb follows the -car to -que spelling-changing conjugation pattern, where the c changes to qu before the e endings.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Secarse (to dry oneself) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Latin American Spanish):

Secarse generally means to dry or to become dry, but has several different meanings in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands), some of which might surprise you.

To dry something: for example, ¡Sécate las manos! (Dry your hands!)

To dry oneself: for example, ¡Sécate después de bañarte! (Dry yourself after bathing!)

To stop crying (colloquial): for example, ¡Ya sécate, no seas llorón! (Stop crying already, don’t be a crybaby!)

To calm down (colloquial): for example, ¡Sécate un poco, estás muy alterado! (Calm down a bit, you’re too agitated!)

To stop talking (rude): for example, ¡Sécate la boca, ya hablaste demasiado! (Shut your mouth, you’ve talked too much already!)

Examples

Examples of Secarse in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

¡Sécate las manos antes de comer! (Dry your hands before eating!)

Niños, sequémonos con la toalla después de nadar en la piscina. (Kids, let’s dry ourselves with the towel after swimming in the pool.)

Señor, por favor séquese los pies antes de entrar a la casa. (Sir, please dry your feet before entering the house.)

Después de lavar los platos, sécate las manos con el paño de cocina. (After washing the dishes, dry your hands with the kitchen towel.)

Oye, amigo, sécate el sudor de la frente después del partido. (Hey, buddy, dry the sweat off your forehead after the game.)

Antes de salir a la calle, séquense bien para no resfriarse. (Before going out, dry yourselves well so you don’t catch a cold.)

Después de lavar el carro, séquese con un paño suave para evitar rayones. (After washing the car, dry it with a soft cloth to avoid scratches.)

En el gimnasio, sequémonos con las toallas después de hacer ejercicio. (At the gym, let’s dry ourselves with towels after working out.)

Oye, ¿puedes secarte las lágrimas? Todo va a estar bien. (Hey, can you dry your tears? Everything will be alright.)

Después de pintar la pared, séquense las manos con un trapo viejo. (After painting the wall, dry your hands with an old rag.)

Antes de ponerte los zapatos, sécate bien los pies para evitar hongos. (Before putting on your shoes, dry your feet well to avoid fungus.)

En la playa, sequémonos al sol después de nadar en el mar. (At the beach, let’s dry ourselves in the sun after swimming in the sea.)

Después de lavar el auto, séquese con una franela para que quede brillante. (After washing the car, dry it with a chamois cloth so it looks shiny.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Secarse (to dry oneself) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperative mood is also known as the Command Form, Affirmative Command Mood, or Direct Command Form in English, and as Modo Imperativo, Imperativo Afirmativo, Mandatos Afirmativos, or Forma de Mandato in Spanish.