-ar verb irregular · spelling-change -car Intermediate

secar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to dry

The imperfect conjugation of secar (irregular spelling-change -car, ranked #263). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo secaba
secabas
él/ella/Ud. secaba
nosotros secábamos
vosotros secabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. secaban

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo secaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to dry often.

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