No. 12,411 in Spanish

manejaba

"Was driving" or "used to drive."

In a sentence

Él manejaba el automóvil con gran cuidado.
He was driving the car carefully.
In this sentence, 'manejaba' is used to describe an ongoing action in the past where 'he' was performing the act of driving carefully.
Ella manejaba la situación con profesionalismo.
She was handling the situation professionally.
Here, 'manejaba' refers to managing or handling a situation proficiently, emphasizing her skill in doing so in the past.
Antes, manejaba herramientas más simples.
Before, I used to use simpler tools.
This sentence employs 'manejaba' to indicate a habitual action in the past where the subject regularly utilized simpler tools.

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