Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | manejo | |
| tú | manejas | |
| él / ella / usted | maneja | |
| nosotros / nosotras | manejamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | manejáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | manejan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | manejé | |
| tú | manejaste | |
| él / ella / usted | manejó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | manejamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | manejasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | manejaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | manejaba | |
| tú | manejabas | |
| él / ella / usted | manejaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | manejábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | manejabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | manejaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | manejaré | |
| tú | manejarás | |
| él / ella / usted | manejará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | manejaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | manejaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | manejarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | manejaría | |
| tú | manejarías | |
| él / ella / usted | manejaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | manejaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | manejaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | manejarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | maneje | |
| tú | manejes | |
| él / ella / usted | maneje | |
| nosotros / nosotras | manejemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | manejéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | manejen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to handle
- to manage
- to drive (a vehicle)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations