bajar Preterite Conjugation
bajar — to go down
The preterite of bajar is regular: bajé, bajaste, bajó, bajamos, bajasteis, bajaron.
bajar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions in the past, like when you finished downloading a song or when you got off the bus yesterday.
Notes on bajar in the Preterite
Bajar is regular in the preterite. Remember that the 'nosotros' form is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer bajé todos los archivos.
Yesterday I downloaded all the files.
yo
Él bajó del coche rápidamente.
He got out of the car quickly.
él/ella/usted
Bajamos a la playa a las diez.
We went down to the beach at ten.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: baje
Correct: bajé
Why: Without the accent, 'baje' is the subjunctive form, not the past tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: bajo
The present tense of bajar is regular: bajo, bajas, baja, bajamos, bajáis, bajan.
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.