Key facts

Assécher

To dry out · to dry out/to drain

B2Irregular
Stem
asséch
Past participle
asséché

Examples

J'assèche le sol.

I dry out the floor.

Il n'assèche pas le mur.

It doesn't dry the wall.

Nous asséchions tout.

We were drying everything.

Nous avons asséché ça.

We dried that.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
J'assèche
Idry out
Tuassèches
Youdry out
Ilassèche
Hedries out
Nousasséchons
Wedry out
Vousasséchez
Youdry out
Ilsassèchent
Theydry out

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais assécher
Iam going to dry out
Tuvas assécher
Youare going to dry out
Ilva assécher
Heis going to dry out
Nousallons assécher
Weare going to dry out
Vousallez assécher
Youare going to dry out
Ilsvont assécher
Theyare going to dry out

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'assécher
Ihave just dry out
Tuviens d'assécher
Youhave just dry out
Ilvient d'assécher
Hehas just dry out
Nousvenons d'assécher
Wehave just dry out
Vousvenez d'assécher
Youhave just dry out
Ilsviennent d'assécher
Theyhave just dry out

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai asséché
Ihave dry out
Tuas asséché
Youhave dry out
Ila asséché
Hehas dry out
Nousavons asséché
Wehave dry out
Vousavez asséché
Youhave dry out
Ilsont asséché
Theyhave dry out

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'assécherais
Iwould dry out
Tuassécherais
Youwould dry out
Ilassécherait
Hewould dry out
Nousassécherions
Wewould dry out
Vousassécheriez
Youwould dry out
Ilsassécheraient
Theywould dry out

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'assécherai
Iwill dry out
Tuassécheras
Youwill dry out
Ilasséchera
Hewill dry out
Nousassécherons
Wewill dry out
Vousassécherez
Youwill dry out
Ilsassécheront
Theywill dry out

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'asséchais
Iwas drying out
Tuasséchais
Youwere drying out
Ilasséchait
Hewas drying out
Nousasséchions
Were drying out
Vousasséchiez
Youwere drying out
Ilsasséchaient
Theywere drying out

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)assèche
Youdry out
(Nous)asséchons
Wedry out
(Vous)asséchez
Youdry out

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

asséchant
drying out

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en asséchant
drying out

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