seccare — Italian conjugation
to dry
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | secco | I dry |
| tu | secchi | you dry |
| lui/lei | secca | he/she/it dries |
| noi | secchiamo | we dry |
| voi | seccate | you (pl.) dry |
| loro | seccano | they dry |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | seccai | I dried |
| tu | seccasti | you dried |
| lui/lei | seccò | he/she/it dried |
| noi | seccammo | we dried |
| voi | seccaste | you (pl.) dried |
| loro | seccarono | they dried |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | seccavo |
| tu | seccavi |
| lui/lei | seccava |
| noi | seccavamo |
| voi | seccavate |
| loro | seccavano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | seccherei | I would dry |
| tu | seccheresti | you would dry |
| lui/lei | seccherebbe | he/she/it would dry |
| noi | seccheremmo | we would dry |
| voi | secchereste | you (pl.) would dry |
| loro | seccherebbero | they would dry |
Future (Futuro semplice) Irregular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | seccherò | I will dry |
| tu | seccherai | you will dry |
| lui/lei | seccherà | he/she/it will dry |
| noi | seccheremo | we will dry |
| voi | seccherete | you (pl.) will dry |
| loro | seccheranno | they will dry |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho seccato | I have dried |
| tu | hai seccato | you have dried |
| lui/lei | ha seccato | he/she/it has dried |
| noi | abbiamo seccato | we have dried |
| voi | avete seccato | you (pl.) have dried |
| loro | hanno seccato | they have dried |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avevo seccato | I had dried |
| tu | avevi seccato | you had dried |
| lui/lei | aveva seccato | he/she/it had dried |
| noi | avevamo seccato | we had dried |
| voi | avevate seccato | you (pl.) had dried |
| loro | avevano seccato | they had dried |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | avrei seccato |
| tu | avresti seccato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe seccato |
| noi | avremmo seccato |
| voi | avreste seccato |
| loro | avrebbero seccato |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avrò seccato | I will have dried |
| tu | avrai seccato | you will have dried |
| lui/lei | avrà seccato | he/she/it will have dried |
| noi | avremo seccato | we will have dried |
| voi | avrete seccato | you (pl.) will have dried |
| loro | avranno seccato | they will have dried |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | secchi |
| tu | secchi |
| lui/lei | secchi |
| noi | secchiamo |
| voi | secchiate |
| loro | secchino |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | seccassi |
| tu | seccassi |
| lui/lei | seccasse |
| noi | seccassimo |
| voi | seccaste |
| loro | seccassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | secca |
| lui/lei | secchi |
| noi | secchiamo |
| voi | seccate |
| loro | secchino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non seccare |
| lui/lei | non secchi |
| noi | non secchiamo |
| voi | non seccate |
| loro | non secchino |