Bajar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Bajar in Spanish

Bajar means “to go down” or “to lower.” You will learn its regular -AR conjugation and how the same forms work for downward movement, decreases, and lowering something.

Bajar conjugation at a glance

Bajar is the approved lesson verb for this page. Its project type is Regular AR. Linguistically, its core verbal endings follow the regular -AR pattern; the notes below explain the usage features that matter for this specific verb.

• bajar — to go down; to lower
• Verb type: Regular AR
• Key point: the stem remains stable in the core simple paradigms and the non-finite forms are regular.

Bajar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

These non-finite forms support the progressive and compound systems. The infinitive names the verb, the gerund is used in progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	bajar	to go down; to lower
Gerund	bajando	going down
Past participle	bajado	gone down

Bajar meaning and essential uses

Bajar can be intransitive, meaning to go down or decrease, or transitive, meaning to lower something. It also appears with de when someone gets off or comes down from a vehicle, animal, or higher place.

• Bajo al garaje. — I go down to the garage.
• Bajo el volumen. — I lower the volume.

Bajar conjugation pattern

Bajar is a regular -AR verb. Its stem baj- remains stable and takes standard -AR endings. The gerund bajando and participle bajado are regular.

No stem change, irregular yo form, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle affects this verb. Written accents follow the standard regular -AR paradigm.

Bajar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Bajar present tense conjugation

This system is the present indicative; its Spanish label is El presente de indicativo. Use the present for current actions, routines, general facts, and contextually near-future events. Form it with the regular -AR present endings attached to the verb stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	bajo	I go down
Tú — you, singular informal	bajas	you go down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	baja	he / she goes down; you (formal) go down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	bajamos	we go down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	bajáis	you (plural) go down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	bajan	they / you (plural) go down

• Bajo al sótano cada mañana. — I go down to the basement every morning.

Bajar preterite conjugation

This system is the preterite; its Spanish label is El pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido. Use the preterite for completed or bounded past events. Form it with the regular -AR preterite endings. The written accents distinguish several key forms.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	bajé	I went down
Tú — you, singular informal	bajaste	you went down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	bajó	he / she / you (formal) went down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	bajamos	we went down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	bajasteis	you (plural) went down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	bajaron	they / you (plural) went down

• El precio bajó ayer. — The price went down yesterday.

Bajar imperfect conjugation

This system is the imperfect; its Spanish label is El pretérito imperfecto. Use the imperfect for habitual, background, descriptive, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the regular -AR imperfect endings built on -aba-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	bajaba	I used to go down
Tú — you, singular informal	bajabas	you used to go down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	bajaba	he / she / you (formal) used to go down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	bajábamos	we used to go down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	bajabais	you (plural) used to go down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	bajaban	they / you (plural) used to go down

• La temperatura bajaba cada noche. — The temperature used to drop every night.

Bajar present progressive

This system is the present progressive; its Spanish label is El presente progresivo. Use the present progressive for an action genuinely in progress around the moment of speaking. This is a verbal periphrasis formed with the present of estar plus the gerund of the target verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy bajando	I am going down
Tú — you, singular informal	estás bajando	you are going down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está bajando	he / she is going down; you (formal) are going down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos bajando	we are going down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis bajando	you (plural) are going down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están bajando	they / you (plural) are going down

• El nivel del agua está bajando. — The water level is going down.

Bajar near future conjugation

This system is the near future; its Spanish label is Ir a + infinitive. Use the near future for plans, intentions, or events presented as about to happen. This is a verbal periphrasis formed with the present of ir, a, and the infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a bajar	I am going to go down
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a bajar	you are going to go down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a bajar	he / she is going to go down; you (formal) are going to go down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a bajar	we are going to go down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a bajar	you (plural) are going to go down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a bajar	they / you (plural) are going to go down

• Voy a bajar al primer piso. — I am going to go down to the first floor.

Bajar future tense conjugation

This system is the simple future; its Spanish label is El futuro simple. Use the simple future for future events and, in suitable contexts, probability or conjecture. Form it by adding the future endings directly to the complete infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	bajaré	I will go down
Tú — you, singular informal	bajarás	you will go down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	bajará	he / she / you (formal) will go down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	bajaremos	we will go down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	bajaréis	you (plural) will go down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	bajarán	they / you (plural) will go down

• La temperatura bajará esta noche. — The temperature will go down tonight.

Bajar conditional conjugation

This system is the conditional; its Spanish label is El condicional simple. Use the conditional for hypothetical results, polite softening, and other context-dependent possibilities. Form it by adding the conditional endings directly to the complete infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	bajaría	I would go down
Tú — you, singular informal	bajarías	you would go down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	bajaría	he / she / you (formal) would go down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	bajaríamos	we would go down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	bajaríais	you (plural) would go down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	bajarían	they / you (plural) would go down

• Bajaría el volumen si fuera necesario. — I would lower the volume if necessary.

Bajar present perfect conjugation

This system is the present perfect; its Spanish label is El pretérito perfecto compuesto. Use the present perfect for a past event connected to the present. Its frequency and distribution vary across Spanish-speaking regions. Form it with the present of haber plus the invariant past participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he bajado	I have gone down
Tú — you, singular informal	has bajado	you have gone down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha bajado	he / she has gone down; you (formal) have gone down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos bajado	we have gone down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis bajado	you (plural) have gone down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han bajado	they / you (plural) have gone down

• Los precios han bajado este mes. — Prices have gone down this month.

Bajar past perfect conjugation

This system is the past perfect / pluperfect; its Spanish label is El pretérito pluscuamperfecto. Use the past perfect for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the imperfect of haber plus the invariant past participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había bajado	I had gone down
Tú — you, singular informal	habías bajado	you had gone down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había bajado	he / she / you (formal) had gone down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos bajado	we had gone down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais bajado	you (plural) had gone down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían bajado	they / you (plural) had gone down

• La temperatura ya había bajado. — The temperature had already gone down.

Bajar future perfect conjugation

This system is the future perfect; its Spanish label is El futuro compuesto / antefuturo. Use the future perfect for an event expected to be completed before a later future point, and sometimes for conjecture about a completed event. Form it with the future of haber plus the invariant past participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré bajado	I will have gone down
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás bajado	you will have gone down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá bajado	he / she / you (formal) will have gone down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos bajado	we will have gone down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis bajado	you (plural) will have gone down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán bajado	they / you (plural) will have gone down

• Para medianoche, la temperatura habrá bajado varios grados. — By midnight, the temperature will have dropped several degrees.

Bajar conditional perfect conjugation

This system is the conditional perfect; its Spanish label is El condicional compuesto / antepospretérito. Use the conditional perfect for a hypothetical past result or an unrealized past possibility. Form it with the conditional of haber plus the invariant past participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría bajado	I would have gone down
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías bajado	you would have gone down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría bajado	he / she / you (formal) would have gone down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos bajado	we would have gone down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais bajado	you (plural) would have gone down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían bajado	they / you (plural) would have gone down

• Habría bajado antes, pero el ascensor estaba ocupado. — I would have gone down earlier, but the elevator was busy.

Bajar subjunctive conjugations

Bajar present subjunctive conjugation

This system is the present subjunctive; its Spanish label is El presente de subjuntivo. Use the present subjunctive in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. For a regular -AR verb, use the stem plus the present-subjunctive endings in -e.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	baje	that I go down
Tú — you, singular informal	bajes	that you go down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	baje	that he / she / you (formal) go down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	bajemos	that we go down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	bajéis	that you (plural) go down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	bajen	that they / you (plural) go down

• Quiero que bajes el volumen. — I want you to lower the volume.

Bajar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

This system is the imperfect subjunctive; its Spanish label is El imperfecto de subjuntivo. Use the imperfect subjunctive in past or hypothetical subordinate contexts that require the subjunctive. The main learner table uses the regular -ra series. The accepted -se series follows the same person pattern and is not mechanically interchangeable in every construction. For example, bajase — that I went down is an accepted -se alternative to the main -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	bajara	that I went down
Tú — you, singular informal	bajaras	that you went down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	bajara	that he / she / you (formal) went down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	bajáramos	that we went down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	bajarais	that you (plural) went down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	bajaran	that they / you (plural) went down

• Era mejor que bajáramos por las escaleras. — It was better for us to go down the stairs.

Bajar future subjunctive conjugation

This system is the future subjunctive; its Spanish label is El futuro de subjuntivo. Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, and historical contexts. For a regular -AR verb, the future subjunctive uses the historical -re series built from the preterite stem pattern.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	bajare	if / when I go down
Tú — you, singular informal	bajares	if / when you go down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	bajare	if / when he / she / you (formal) go down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	bajáremos	if / when we go down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	bajareis	if / when you (plural) go down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	bajaren	if / when they / you (plural) go down

• Quien bajare del vehículo deberá hacerlo por la puerta indicada. — Whoever gets out of the vehicle shall do so through the indicated door.

Bajar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

This system is the present perfect subjunctive; its Spanish label is El pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo. Use the present perfect subjunctive for a completed action viewed through a present subjunctive environment. Form it with the present subjunctive of haber plus the invariant past participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya bajado	that I have gone down
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas bajado	that you have gone down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya bajado	that he / she has gone down; that you (formal) have gone down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos bajado	that we have gone down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis bajado	that you (plural) have gone down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan bajado	that they / you (plural) have gone down

• Me alegra que hayas bajado el precio. — I am glad that you have lowered the price.

Bajar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

This system is the past perfect subjunctive; its Spanish label is El pretérito pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo. Use the past perfect subjunctive for a completed action prior to a past or counterfactual reference point. The main table uses hubiera plus the past participle. Hubiese plus the participle is an accepted alternative whose distribution must be interpreted in context. For example, hubiese bajado — that I had gone down is an accepted alternative form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera bajado	that I had gone down
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras bajado	that you had gone down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera bajado	that he / she / you (formal) had gone down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos bajado	that we had gone down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais bajado	that you (plural) had gone down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran bajado	that they / you (plural) had gone down

• Ojalá hubieran bajado la música antes. — I wish they had turned the music down earlier.

Bajar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

This system is the future perfect subjunctive; its Spanish label is El futuro perfecto de subjuntivo. Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It is primarily a reference form for restricted formal, legal, literary, and historical contexts. Form it with the future subjunctive of haber plus the invariant past participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere bajado	if / when I have gone down
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres bajado	if / when you have gone down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere bajado	if / when he / she / you (formal) have gone down
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos bajado	if / when we have gone down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis bajado	if / when you (plural) have gone down
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren bajado	if / when they / you (plural) have gone down

• Quien hubiere bajado del vehículo deberá permanecer en la zona señalada. — Whoever has exited the vehicle shall remain in the designated area.

Bajar imperative and commands

Spanish commands use different morphological sources according to person and polarity. There is no ordinary yo command row. The nosotros / nosotras row is an exhortative use meaning “let's…”.

Bajar affirmative commands

Use these forms to give a positive instruction or invitation. The tú form matches the regular affirmative -AR command pattern, while the usted, nosotros, and ustedes forms are subjunctive-based; vosotros uses the regular -ad ending.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	baja	go down!
Usted — you, singular formal	baje	go down!
Nosotros / Nosotras — we, exhortative “let's…”	bajemos	let's go down!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	bajad	go down!
Ustedes — you, plural	bajen	go down!

• Baja las escaleras con cuidado. — Go down the stairs carefully.

Bajar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms. Place no before the verb to make the command negative.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no bajes	do not go down!
Usted — you, singular formal	no baje	do not go down!
Nosotros / Nosotras — we, exhortative “let's…”	no bajemos	let's not go down!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no bajéis	do not go down!
Ustedes — you, plural	no bajen	do not go down!

• No bajes todavía. — Do not go down yet.

Common constructions with Bajar

These patterns are common enough to affect how the conjugated verb is used in complete sentences.

bajar a + lower place — to go down to a lower place. Use a to mark the destination.

• Bajo a la planta baja. — I go down to the ground floor.

bajar de + vehicle or place — to get off or come down from. Use de for the vehicle, animal, or place someone leaves by moving downward.

• Bajamos del tren. — We get off the train.

bajar + direct object — to lower something. As a transitive verb, bajar can take the thing being lowered directly.

• Baja el volumen. — Lower the volume.

Example sentences with Bajar

These examples reinforce the verb across several useful forms and contexts without replacing the system-specific examples above.

• Bajamos del autobús en la próxima parada. — We get off the bus at the next stop.
• Ella bajó la persiana. — She lowered the blind.
• El dólar ha bajado hoy. — The dollar has fallen today.
• Voy a bajar las cajas al garaje. — I am going to take the boxes down to the garage.
• Es posible que baje la temperatura. — The temperature may drop.
• Si pudiera, bajaría el precio. — If I could, I would lower the price.

With bajar, the forms are regular; the important choice is the meaning in context—moving downward, decreasing, getting off, or lowering something—and the sentence structure that meaning requires.