bajar Present Conjugation
bajar — to go down
The present tense of bajar is regular: bajo, bajas, baja, bajamos, bajáis, bajan.
bajar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current habits, like going down the stairs every morning, or to describe downloading a file right now.
Notes on bajar in the Present
Bajar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense. There are no stem changes or spelling shifts to worry about.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre bajo por las escaleras.
I always go down the stairs.
yo
Ella baja el volumen de la radio.
She turns down the radio volume.
él/ella/usted
¿Bajan ustedes en esta parada?
Are you all getting off at this stop?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'bajo' when you mean 'short'.
Correct: Context determines if 'bajo' is the verb 'I go down' or the adjective 'short'.
Why: Learners sometimes get confused because the first-person form is identical to the common adjective.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: bajé
The preterite of bajar is regular: bajé, bajaste, bajó, bajamos, bajasteis, bajaron.
Imperfect
yo: bajaba
The imperfect of bajar uses the regular -aba endings: bajaba, bajabas, bajaba, bajábamos, bajabais, bajaban.
Future
yo: bajaré
The future tense of bajar uses the full infinitive plus endings: bajaré, bajarás, bajará, bajaremos, bajaréis, bajarán.
Conditional
yo: bajaría
The conditional of bajar is regular: bajaría, bajarías, bajaría, bajaríamos, bajaríais, bajarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: baje
The present subjunctive of bajar follows the regular -ar pattern: baje, bajes, baje, bajemos, bajéis, bajen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: bajara
The imperfect subjunctive of bajar is based on the preterite stem: bajara, bajaras, bajara, bajáramos, bajarais, baran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: baja
The imperative of bajar gives direct commands: baja, baje, bajemos, bajad, bajen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no bajes
The negative imperative of bajar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no bajes, no baje, no bajemos, no bajéis, no bajen.