The Conditional Mood of manejar is used to express hypothetical or potential situations, for example: Si tuviera un auto nuevo, manejaría con más cuidado. (If I had a new car, I would drive more carefully.)

Manejar is a regular verb, so its Conditional conjugations follow the typical pattern for -ar verbs in the Latin American Spanish dialect.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Permitir (to permit/allow) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The conditional mood of manejar is used to express hypothetical or potential situations, often with an implied condition.

To drive or operate a vehicle: Por ejemplo, Si tuviera un auto nuevo, lo manejaría con mucho cuidado. (If I had a new car, I would drive it very carefully.)

To handle or manage something: Por ejemplo, Si fuera el gerente, manejaría el negocio de manera diferente. (If I were the manager, I would handle the business differently.)

To control or manipulate: Por ejemplo, Si supiera cómo, manejaría mejor las redes sociales. (If I knew how, I would handle social media better.)

Colloquial usage (manage or deal with a situation): Por ejemplo, Si mi mamá se enojara, la manejaría con calma. (If my mom got angry, I would deal with her calmly.)

Examples

Examples of Permitir in the Conditional Mood

Si tuviera que manejar un auto deportivo, manejaría con mucho cuidado. (If I had to drive a sports car, I would drive very carefully.)

Después de tomar unas clases de manejo, manejarías con más confianza. (After taking some driving lessons, you would drive with more confidence.)

En un viaje por carretera, manejaríamos por turnos para no cansarnos. (On a road trip, we would take turns driving so we don’t get tired.)

Con tanta experiencia, los taxistas manejarían como expertos en el tráfico de la ciudad. (With so much experience, taxi drivers would drive like experts in city traffic.)

Si manejaras con precaución, evitarías muchos accidentes. (If you drove carefully, you would avoid many accidents.)

Para un trabajo de repartidor, manejarías todo el día. (For a delivery job, you would drive all day.)

En una situación de emergencia, manejaría con calma para llegar a tiempo. (In an emergency situation, I would drive calmly to arrive on time.)

Los instructores manejarían con los estudiantes para enseñarles las reglas de tránsito. (The instructors would drive with the students to teach them the traffic rules.)

Si manejaras un camión de mudanza, tendrías que tener mucho cuidado. (If you drove a moving truck, you would have to be very careful.)

Para un viaje familiar, manejaríamos un vehículo espacioso y cómodo. (For a family trip, we would drive a spacious and comfortable vehicle.)

Los corredores de autos manejarían a altas velocidades en la pista de carreras. (The race car drivers would drive at high speeds on the racetrack.)

En un día lluvioso, manejaría con extrema precaución para evitar accidentes. (On a rainy day, I would drive with extreme caution to avoid accidents.)

Si manejaras un autobús escolar, tendrías una gran responsabilidad. (If you drove a school bus, you would have a great responsibility.)

Para un viaje de negocios, manejarías un auto elegante y confiable. (For a business trip, you would drive an elegant and reliable car.)

Los conductores experimentados manejarían con habilidad en cualquier condición climática. (Experienced drivers would drive skillfully in any weather condition.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Permitir (to permit/allow) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.