manejarlo Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
manejarlo — to drive it
The imperfect subjunctive of manejarlo is regular: manejara, manejaras, manejara, manejáramos, manejarais, manejaran.
manejarlo Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or past requests, such as 'If I drove it, we would get there faster.'
Notes on manejarlo in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It follows the standard pattern derived from the 3rd person plural preterite (manejaron -> manejara).
Example Sentences
Si yo lo manejara, llegaríamos antes.
If I drove it, we would arrive sooner.
yo
Mi padre quería que yo manejara su coche nuevo.
My father wanted me to drive his new car.
él/ella/usted
Si manejáramos más rápido, no llegaríamos tarde.
If we drove faster, we wouldn't be late.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'á' in the nosotros form.
Correct: manejáramos
Why: The stress in the 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always shifts back, requiring an accent.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: manejaba
The imperfect of manejarlo is regular: manejaba, manejabas, manejaba, manejábamos, manejabais, manejaban.
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.
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.