-ar verb Intermediate

manejar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to handle / to drive

The imperfect conjugation of manejar (regular -ar verb, ranked #136). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo manejaba
manejabas
él/ella/Ud. manejaba
nosotros manejábamos
vosotros manejabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. manejaban

Example sentence

Antes yo manejaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to handle / to drive often.

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