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Conjugation of the French verb sécher

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb sécher, along with their English translations.

sécher is a regular verb with spelling changes

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
sécher	to dry

Present		Scored
je sèche	I dry
tu sèches	you dry
il sèche	he dries
elle sèche	she dries
nous séchons	we dry
vous séchez	you dry
ils sèchent	they dry
elles sèchent	they dry

Imperfect		Scored
je séchais	I was drying
tu séchais	you were drying
il séchait	he was drying
elle séchait	she was drying
nous séchions	we were drying
vous séchiez	you were drying
ils séchaient	they were drying
elles séchaient	they were drying

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je séchai	I dried
tu séchas	you dried
il sécha	he dried
elle sécha	she dried
nous séchâmes	we dried
vous séchâtes	you dried
ils séchèrent	they dried
elles séchèrent	they dried

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai séché	I have dried
tu as séché	you have dried
il a séché	he has dried
elle a séché	she has dried
nous avons séché	we have dried
vous avez séché	you have dried
ils ont séché	they have dried
elles ont séché	they have dried

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais séché	I had dried
tu avais séché	you had dried
il avait séché	he had dried
elle avait séché	she had dried
nous avions séché	we had dried
vous aviez séché	you had dried
ils avaient séché	they had dried
elles avaient séché	they had dried

Future		Scored
je sécherai	I will dry
tu sécheras	you will dry
il séchera	he will dry
elle séchera	she will dry
nous sécherons	we will dry
vous sécherez	you will dry
ils sécheront	they will dry
elles sécheront	they will dry

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai séché	I will have dried
tu auras séché	you will have dried
il aura séché	he will have dried
elle aura séché	she will have dried
nous aurons séché	we will have dried
vous aurez séché	you will have dried
ils auront séché	they will have dried
elles auront séché	they will have dried

Conditional		Scored
je sécherais	I would dry
tu sécherais	you would dry
il sécherait	he would dry
elle sécherait	she would dry
nous sécherions	we would dry
vous sécheriez	you would dry
ils sécheraient	they would dry
elles sécheraient	they would dry

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais séché	I would have dried
tu aurais séché	you would have dried
il aurait séché	he would have dried
elle aurait séché	she would have dried
nous aurions séché	we would have dried
vous auriez séché	you would have dried
ils auraient séché	they would have dried
elles auraient séché	they would have dried

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je sèche	(... that) I dry
(... que) tu sèches	(... that) you dry
(... que) il sèche	(... that) he dries
(... que) elle sèche	(... that) she dries
(... que) nous séchions	(... that) we dry
(... que) vous séchiez	(... that) you dry
(... que) ils sèchent	(... that) they dry
(... que) elles sèchent	(... that) they dry

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je séchasse	(... that) I was drying
(... que) tu séchasses	(... that) you were drying
(... que) il séchât	(... that) he was drying
(... que) elle séchât	(... that) she was drying
(... que) nous séchassions	(... that) we were drying
(... que) vous séchassiez	(... that) you were drying
(... que) ils séchassent	(... that) they were drying
(... que) elles séchassent	(... that) they were drying

Imperative		Scored
sèche	Dry
séchons	Let's dry
séchez	Dry

Present Participle		Scored
séchant	drying

Past Participle		Scored
séché	dried

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