Spanish verbs fall into different groups, and each group is conjugated a little differently. If you’re going to master Spanish verbs like bajar, you need to be able to identify which group a verb belongs to: regular (follows regular conjugation rules for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs), stem-changing (morphs depending on how you use it in a sentence), spelling-changing (has consonant-spelling changes in some forms to follow pronunciation rules), or reflexive (reflects the action back on the subject of the sentence).
Bajar (bvah-Hahr) (to go down) is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugation is pretty straightforward. Here it is in the present tense:
Conjugation | Translation |
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yo bajo | I go down |
tú bajas | You (informal) go down |
él/ella/ello/uno baja | He/she/one goes down |
usted baja | You (formal) go down |
nosotros bajamos | We go down |
vosotros bajáis | You all (informal) go down |
ellos/ellas bajan | They go down |
ustedes bajan | You all (formal) go down |
The following examples show you bajar in action:
Bajamos al primer piso. (We go down to the first floor.)
Bajan las gradas muy rápido. (They go down the stairs very fast.)
Want to conjugate bajar in another tense? The following tables show you the preterit, imperfect, and future forms.
Conjugation | Translation |
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yo bajé | I went down |
tú bajaste | You (informal) went down |
él/ella/ello/uno bajó | He/she/one went down |
usted bajó | You (formal) went down |
nosotros bajamos | We went down |
vosotros bajasteis | You all (informal) went down |
ellos/ellas bajaron | They went down |
ustedes bajaron | You all (formal) went down |
You use the preterit tense like this:
Daniel y Lola bajaron al sótano. (Daniel and Lola went down to the basement.)
¿Bajó usted del sexto piso? (Did you come down from the sixth floor?)
Conjugation | Translation |
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yo bajaba | I used to go down |
tú bajabas | You (informal) used to go down |
él/ella/ello/uno bajaba | He/she/one used to go down |
usted bajaba | You (formal) used to go down |
nosotros bajábamos | We used to go down |
vosotros bajabais | You all (informal) used to go down |
ellos/ellas bajaban | They used to go down |
ustedes bajaban | You all (formal) used to go down |
Here are some examples of the imperfect tense:
Las hermanas bajaban a comprar pan. (The sisters used to go down to buy bread.)
La mamá bajaba a preparar la comida. (The mother used to go down to prepare the meal.)
Conjugation | Translation |
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yo bajaré | I will go down |
tú bajarás | You (informal) will go down |
él/ella/ello/uno bajará | He/she/one will go down |
usted bajará | You (formal) will go down |
nosotros bajaremos | We will go down |
vosotros bajaréis | You all (informal) will go down |
ellos/ellas bajarán | They will go down |
ustedes bajarán | You all (formal) will go down |
The following samples put the future tense to work:
¿Bajarán los niños a comer? (Will the kids come down to eat?)
Bajaré rápido las gradas. (I will go down the steps fast.)