manejarlo Imperfect Conjugation
manejarlo — to drive it
The imperfect of manejarlo is regular: manejaba, manejabas, manejaba, manejábamos, manejabais, manejaban.
manejarlo Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect when describing how you used to drive 'it' (the car) habitually or to set the scene in the past, like describing a long road trip.
Notes on manejarlo in the Imperfect
Manejarlo is completely regular in the imperfect. Remember that the 'lo' is a pronoun that can be attached to the end of the infinitive or placed before the conjugated verb.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre lo manejaba con mucho cuidado.
I always used to drive it with a lot of care.
yo
Antes, mi hermano lo manejaba todos los fines de semana.
Before, my brother used to drive it every weekend.
él/ella/usted
Manejábamos el camión mientras escuchábamos música.
We were driving the truck while we were listening to music.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: manejabamos.
Correct: manejábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require a written accent on the 'á' in the nosotros form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: manejo
The present of manejarlo is regular: manejo, manejas, maneja, manejamos, manejáis, manejan.
Preterite
yo: manejé
The preterite of manejarlo is regular: manejé, manejaste, manejó, manejamos, manejasteis, manejaron.
Future
yo: manejaré
The future of manejarlo is regular: manejaré, manejarás, manejará, manejaremos, manejaréis, manejarán.
Conditional
yo: manejaría
The conditional of manejarlo is regular: manejaría, manejarías, manejaría, manejaríamos, manejaríais, manejarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: maneje
The present subjunctive of manejarlo is regular: maneje, manejes, maneje, manejemos, manejéis, manejen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: manejara
The imperfect subjunctive of manejarlo is regular: manejara, manejaras, manejara, manejáramos, manejarais, manejaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: maneja
The affirmative imperative of manejarlo is: maneja, maneje, manejemos, manejad, manejen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no manejes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no manejes, no maneje, no manejemos, no manejéis, no manejen.