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Imperative

Imperative

maneja
ustedmaneje
nosotrosmanejemos
vosotrosmanejad
ustedesmanejen

Direct commands like 'drive!' or 'let's drive!' for manejar.

Negative Imperative

no manejes
ustedno maneje
nosotrosno manejemos
vosotrosno manejéis
ustedesno manejen

Negative commands like 'don't drive!' for manejar, using the present subjunctive.

Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yomanejara/manejase
manejaras/manejases
él/ella/ustedmanejara/manejase
nosotrosmanejáramos/manejásemos
vosotrosmanejarais/manejaseis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmanejaran/manejasen

Past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'if I drove...' or 'I wish you would drive...'.

Present Subjunctive

yomaneje
manejes
él/ella/ustedmaneje
nosotrosmanejemos
vosotrosmanejéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmanejen

Expressing wishes, doubts, or emotions about driving: 'I want you to drive...'.

Indicative

Future

yomanejaré
manejarás
él/ella/ustedmanejará
nosotrosmanejaremos
vosotrosmanejaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmanejarán

Actions that will happen: 'I will drive', 'you will drive'.

Preterite

yomanejé
manejaste
él/ella/ustedmanejó
nosotrosmanejamos
vosotrosmanejasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmanejaron

Completed past actions: 'I drove', 'you drove' at a specific time.

Imperfect

yomanejaba
manejabas
él/ella/ustedmanejaba
nosotrosmanejábamos
vosotrosmanejabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesmanejaban

Ongoing or habitual past actions: 'I used to drive', 'was driving'.

Conditional

yomanejaría
manejarías
él/ella/ustedmanejaría
nosotrosmanejaríamos
vosotrosmanejaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesmanejarían

Hypotheticals ('would drive'), polite requests, or future-in-the-past.

Present

yomanejo
manejas
él/ella/ustedmaneja
nosotrosmanejamos
vosotrosmanejáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesmanejan

Habits, actions happening now, or general truths about driving.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does manejar mean in Spanish?

manejar means "to drive".

Is manejar a regular or irregular verb?

manejar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate manejar in the present tense?

The present tense of manejar is: yo manejo, tú manejas, él/ella/usted maneja, nosotros manejamos, vosotros manejáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes manejan.

How do you conjugate manejar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of manejar is: yo manejé, tú manejaste, él/ella/usted manejó, nosotros manejamos, vosotros manejasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes manejaron.

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