rebajar Preterite Conjugation
rebajar — to lower
The preterite of rebajar is regular: rebajé, rebajaste, rebajó, rebajamos, rebajasteis, rebajaron.
rebajar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about actions of lowering something that were completed at a specific point in the past. For example, 'Rebajé el precio ayer' (I lowered the price yesterday) or 'La tienda rebajó todo al 50%' (The store lowered everything by 50%).
Notes on rebajar in the Preterite
Rebajar is fully regular in the preterite tense. All forms follow the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Ayer rebajé el precio del coche.
Yesterday I lowered the price of the car.
yo
¿Rebajaste la temperatura del horno?
Did you lower the oven temperature?
tú
La tienda rebajó todos sus productos la semana pasada.
The store lowered all its products last week.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros rebajamos la oferta después de pensarlo.
We lowered the offer after thinking about it.
nosotros
Ellos rebajaron el listón para la competición.
They lowered the bar for the competition.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'rebajamos' in the preterite when it sounds like the present.
Correct: The preterite 'nosotros' form is 'rebajamos', same as the present. Context clarifies.
Why: This is a common ambiguity for regular -ar verbs in the nosotros preterite and present.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'rebajó' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The form is 'rebajó' with an accent on the 'ó'.
Why: The accent is crucial to distinguish the preterite third-person singular from other forms and indicate stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rebajo
The present indicative of rebajar is regular: rebajo, rebajas, rebaja, rebajamos, rebajáis, rebajan.
Imperfect
yo: rebajaba
The imperfect of rebajar is regular: rebajaba, rebajabas, rebajaba, rebajábamos, rebajabais, rebajaban.
Future
yo: rebajaré
The future of rebajar is regular: rebajaré, rebajarás, rebajará, rebajaremos, rebajaréis, rebajarán.
Conditional
yo: rebajaría
The conditional of rebajar is regular: rebajaría, rebajarías, rebajaría, rebajaríamos, rebajaríais, rebajarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: rebaje
The present subjunctive of rebajar is regular: rebaje, rebajes, rebajemos, rebajéis, rebajen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rebajara
The imperfect subjunctive of rebajar uses -ra or -se endings: rebajara, rebajaras, rebajase, rebajáramos, rebajásemos.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rebaja
The imperative of rebajar is irregular in the tú form (rebaja) but regular in others: rebajemos, rebajen, rebajad, rebaje.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rebajes
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no rebajes, no rebajemos, no rebajen, no rebajéis, no rebaje.