manejar
to handle, to drivePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | manejoI handle | nosotros | manejamoswe handle |
| tú | manejasyou handle | vosotros | manejáisyou all handle |
| él/ella/Ud. | manejahe/she handles | ellos/Uds. | manejanthey handle |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he manejadoI have handled | nosotros | hemos manejadowe have handled |
| tú | has manejadoyou have handled | vosotros | habéis manejadoyou all have handled |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha manejadohe/she has handled | ellos/Uds. | han manejadothey have handled |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | maneje(that) I handle | nosotros | manejemos(that) we handle |
| tú | manejes(that) you handle | vosotros | manejéis(that) you all handle |
| él/ella/Ud. | maneje(that) he/she handles | ellos/Uds. | manejen(that) they handle |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya manejado(that) I have handled | nosotros | hayamos manejado(that) we have handled |
| tú | hayas manejado(that) you have handled | vosotros | hayáis manejado(that) you all have handled |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya manejado(that) he/she has handled | ellos/Uds. | hayan manejado(that) they have handled |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | manejéI handled | nosotros | manejamoswe handled |
| tú | manejasteyou handled | vosotros | manejasteisyou all handled |
| él/ella/Ud. | manejóhe/she handled | ellos/Uds. | manejaronthey handled |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | manejabaI used to handle | nosotros | manejábamoswe used to handle |
| tú | manejabasyou used to handle | vosotros | manejabaisyou all used to handle |
| él/ella/Ud. | manejabahe/she used to handle | ellos/Uds. | manejabanthey used to handle |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había manejadoI had handled | nosotros | habíamos manejadowe had handled |
| tú | habías manejadoyou had handled | vosotros | habíais manejadoyou all had handled |
| él/ella/Ud. | había manejadohe/she had handled | ellos/Uds. | habían manejadothey had handled |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | manejara(that) I handled | nosotros | manejáramos(that) we handled |
| tú | manejaras(that) you handled | vosotros | manejarais(that) you all handled |
| él/ella/Ud. | manejara(that) he/she handled | ellos/Uds. | manejaran(that) they handled |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | manejase(that) I handled | nosotros | manejásemos(that) we handled |
| tú | manejases(that) you handled | vosotros | manejaseis(that) you all handled |
| él/ella/Ud. | manejase(that) he/she handled | ellos/Uds. | manejasen(that) they handled |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera manejado(that) I had handled | nosotros | hubiéramos manejado(that) we had handled |
| tú | hubieras manejado(that) you had handled | vosotros | hubierais manejado(that) you all had handled |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera manejado(that) he/she had handled | ellos/Uds. | hubieran manejado(that) they had handled |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube manejadoI had handled | nosotros | hubimos manejadowe had handled |
| tú | hubiste manejadoyou had handled | vosotros | hubisteis manejadoyou all had handled |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo manejadohe/she had handled | ellos/Uds. | hubieron manejadothey had handled |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | manejaréI will handle | nosotros | manejaremoswe will handle |
| tú | manejarásyou will handle | vosotros | manejaréisyou all will handle |
| él/ella/Ud. | manejaráhe/she will handle | ellos/Uds. | manejaránthey will handle |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | manejaríaI would handle | nosotros | manejaríamoswe would handle |
| tú | manejaríasyou would handle | vosotros | manejaríaisyou all would handle |
| él/ella/Ud. | manejaríahe/she would handle | ellos/Uds. | manejaríanthey would handle |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré manejadoI will have handled | nosotros | habremos manejadowe will have handled |
| tú | habrás manejadoyou will have handled | vosotros | habréis manejadoyou all will have handled |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá manejadohe/she will have handled | ellos/Uds. | habrán manejadothey will have handled |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría manejadoI would have handled | nosotros | habríamos manejadowe would have handled |
| tú | habrías manejadoyou would have handled | vosotros | habríais manejadoyou all would have handled |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría manejadohe/she would have handled | ellos/Uds. | habrían manejadothey would have handled |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | manejare(should) I handle | nosotros | manejáremos(should) we handle |
| tú | manejares(should) you handle | vosotros | manejareis(should) you all handle |
| él/ella/Ud. | manejare(should) he/she handle | ellos/Uds. | manejaren(should) they handle |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | manejemoslet's handle |
| tú | manejahandle! | vosotros | manejadhandle! |
| él/ella/Ud. | manejehandle! | ellos/Uds. | manejenhandle! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no manejemoslet's not handle |
| tú | no manejesdon't handle | vosotros | no manejéisdon't handle |
| él/ella/Ud. | no manejedon't handle | ellos/Uds. | no manejendon't handle |
