Conjugate manipular in Spanish

to manipulate

manipular is a regular -ar verb ranked #902 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "No dejes que nadie te manipule." (Don't let anyone manipulate you.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo manipulo
manipulas
él/ella/Ud. manipula
nosotros manipulamos
vosotros manipuláis
ellos/ellas/Uds. manipulan
Example

Yo manipulo todos los días.

I manipulate every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo manipulé
manipulaste
él/ella/Ud. manipuló
nosotros manipulamos
vosotros manipulasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. manipularon
Example

Ayer yo manipulé.

Yesterday I manipulate.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo manipulaba
manipulabas
él/ella/Ud. manipulaba
nosotros manipulábamos
vosotros manipulabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. manipulaban
Example

Antes yo manipulaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to manipulate often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo manipularé
manipularás
él/ella/Ud. manipulará
nosotros manipularemos
vosotros manipularéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. manipularán
Example

Mañana yo manipularé.

Tomorrow I will manipulate.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo manipularía
manipularías
él/ella/Ud. manipularía
nosotros manipularíamos
vosotros manipularíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. manipularían
Example

Si pudiera, yo manipularía.

If I could, I would manipulate.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo manipule
manipules
él/ella/Ud. manipule
nosotros manipulemos
vosotros manipuléis
ellos/ellas/Uds. manipulen
Example

No dejes que nadie te manipule.

Don't let anyone manipulate you.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
manipula
él/ella/Ud. manipule
nosotros manipulemos
vosotros manipulad
ellos/ellas/Uds. manipulen
Example

No dejes que nadie te manipule.

Don't let anyone manipulate you.

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