manejarlo Negative Imperative Conjugation
manejarlo — to drive it
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no manejes, no maneje, no manejemos, no manejéis, no manejen.
manejarlo Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to drive 'it'.
Notes on manejarlo in the Negative Imperative
When the command is negative, the pronoun 'lo' must come BEFORE the verb (e.g., 'no lo manejes').
Example Sentences
No lo manejes si estás cansado.
Don't drive it if you are tired.
tú
No lo maneje usted sin el permiso del dueño.
Don't drive it without the owner's permission.
No lo manejemos bajo la lluvia.
Let's not drive it in the rain.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Attaching the pronoun to the end: 'no manéjeslo'.
Correct: no lo manejes
Why: In negative commands, pronouns must always precede the conjugated verb.
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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.
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.