to drive; to manage
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Manejo una hora para llegar al trabajo.
I drive for an hour to get to work.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi tío manejó toda la noche hasta Santiago.
My uncle drove all night to Santiago.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuelo manejaba un Chevrolet del 57.
My grandfather used to drive a '57 Chevrolet.
Futuro · What will happen
Manejaremos hasta Santo Domingo.
We'll drive to Santo Domingo.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo no manejaría con esta lluvia.
I wouldn't drive in this rain.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has manejado alguna vez en La Habana?
Have you ever driven in Havana?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella nunca había manejado de noche.
She had never driven at night.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para las diez habré manejado cinco horas.
By ten I will have driven for five hours.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habríamos manejado, pero el carro estaba roto.
We would have driven, but the car was broken down.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que manejes con cuidado.
I hope you drive carefully.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Mi papá no quería que mi hermano manejara.
My dad didn't want my brother to drive.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pidió que manejasen despacio.
He asked them to drive slowly.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que haya manejado tan lejos.
I doubt he has driven that far.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera manejado yo, habríamos llegado antes.
If I had driven, we would have arrived sooner.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Maneja con cuidado.
Drive carefully.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No manejes tan rápido.
Don't drive so fast.