to go down; to get off; to lower
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Bajo de la guagua en la próxima parada.
I get off the bus at the next stop.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
La temperatura bajó anoche.
The temperature dropped last night.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Bajábamos a la playa por ese camino.
We used to go down to the beach by that path.
Futuro · What will happen
Los precios bajarán en enero.
Prices will go down in January.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo bajaría por las escaleras.
I'd go down the stairs.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
El agua ha bajado.
The water has gone down.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
El dólar había bajado.
The dollar had gone down.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habríamos bajado a verte.
We would have come down to see you.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Avísame cuando bajes.
Let me know when you come down.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Esperábamos que bajara la fiebre.
We were hoping the fever would go down.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que bajasen la música.
I asked them to turn down the music.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me alegra que haya bajado la fiebre.
I'm glad the fever has gone down.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubieras bajado antes, la habrías visto.
If you had come down earlier, you would have seen her.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Baja la música, por favor.
Turn down the music, please.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No bajes del carro todavía.
Don't get out of the car yet.