bajar
to go down, to lowerPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | bajoI go down | nosotros | bajamoswe go down |
| tú | bajasyou go down | vosotros | bajáisyou all go down |
| él/ella/Ud. | bajahe/she goes down | ellos/Uds. | bajanthey go down |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he bajadoI have gone down | nosotros | hemos bajadowe have gone down |
| tú | has bajadoyou have gone down | vosotros | habéis bajadoyou all have gone down |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha bajadohe/she has gone down | ellos/Uds. | han bajadothey have gone down |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | baje(that) I go down | nosotros | bajemos(that) we go down |
| tú | bajes(that) you go down | vosotros | bajéis(that) you all go down |
| él/ella/Ud. | baje(that) he/she goes down | ellos/Uds. | bajen(that) they go down |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya bajado(that) I have gone down | nosotros | hayamos bajado(that) we have gone down |
| tú | hayas bajado(that) you have gone down | vosotros | hayáis bajado(that) you all have gone down |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya bajado(that) he/she has gone down | ellos/Uds. | hayan bajado(that) they have gone down |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | bajéI went down | nosotros | bajamoswe went down |
| tú | bajasteyou went down | vosotros | bajasteisyou all went down |
| él/ella/Ud. | bajóhe/she went down | ellos/Uds. | bajaronthey went down |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | bajabaI used to go down | nosotros | bajábamoswe used to go down |
| tú | bajabasyou used to go down | vosotros | bajabaisyou all used to go down |
| él/ella/Ud. | bajabahe/she used to go down | ellos/Uds. | bajabanthey used to go down |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había bajadoI had gone down | nosotros | habíamos bajadowe had gone down |
| tú | habías bajadoyou had gone down | vosotros | habíais bajadoyou all had gone down |
| él/ella/Ud. | había bajadohe/she had gone down | ellos/Uds. | habían bajadothey had gone down |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | bajara(that) I went down | nosotros | bajáramos(that) we went down |
| tú | bajaras(that) you went down | vosotros | bajarais(that) you all went down |
| él/ella/Ud. | bajara(that) he/she went down | ellos/Uds. | bajaran(that) they went down |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | bajase(that) I went down | nosotros | bajásemos(that) we went down |
| tú | bajases(that) you went down | vosotros | bajaseis(that) you all went down |
| él/ella/Ud. | bajase(that) he/she went down | ellos/Uds. | bajasen(that) they went down |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera bajado(that) I had gone down | nosotros | hubiéramos bajado(that) we had gone down |
| tú | hubieras bajado(that) you had gone down | vosotros | hubierais bajado(that) you all had gone down |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera bajado(that) he/she had gone down | ellos/Uds. | hubieran bajado(that) they had gone down |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube bajadoI had gone down | nosotros | hubimos bajadowe had gone down |
| tú | hubiste bajadoyou had gone down | vosotros | hubisteis bajadoyou all had gone down |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo bajadohe/she had gone down | ellos/Uds. | hubieron bajadothey had gone down |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | bajaréI will go down | nosotros | bajaremoswe will go down |
| tú | bajarásyou will go down | vosotros | bajaréisyou all will go down |
| él/ella/Ud. | bajaráhe/she will go down | ellos/Uds. | bajaránthey will go down |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | bajaríaI would go down | nosotros | bajaríamoswe would go down |
| tú | bajaríasyou would go down | vosotros | bajaríaisyou all would go down |
| él/ella/Ud. | bajaríahe/she would go down | ellos/Uds. | bajaríanthey would go down |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré bajadoI will have gone down | nosotros | habremos bajadowe will have gone down |
| tú | habrás bajadoyou will have gone down | vosotros | habréis bajadoyou all will have gone down |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá bajadohe/she will have gone down | ellos/Uds. | habrán bajadothey will have gone down |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría bajadoI would have gone down | nosotros | habríamos bajadowe would have gone down |
| tú | habrías bajadoyou would have gone down | vosotros | habríais bajadoyou all would have gone down |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría bajadohe/she would have gone down | ellos/Uds. | habrían bajadothey would have gone down |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | bajare(should) I go down | nosotros | bajáremos(should) we go down |
| tú | bajares(should) you go down | vosotros | bajareis(should) you all go down |
| él/ella/Ud. | bajare(should) he/she go down | ellos/Uds. | bajaren(should) they go down |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | bajemoslet's go down |
| tú | bajago down! | vosotros | bajadgo down! |
| él/ella/Ud. | bajego down! | ellos/Uds. | bajengo down! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no bajemoslet's not go down |
| tú | no bajesdon't go down | vosotros | no bajéisdon't go down |
| él/ella/Ud. | no bajedon't go down | ellos/Uds. | no bajendon't go down |
