The Imperfect Tense of bajar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Yo bajaba las escaleras todas las mañanas. (I used to go down the stairs every morning.)

Bajar is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Bajar (to go down) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The imperfect tense of bajar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past.

Descending or going down: For example, Cuando era niño, bajaba las escaleras corriendo. (When I was a child, I used to run down the stairs.)

Decreasing or reducing: For example, Los precios bajaban cada año. (Prices used to decrease every year.)

Lowering or bringing down: For example, Siempre bajaba la voz cuando hablaba con su abuela. (He always used to lower his voice when speaking to his grandmother.)

Colloquial usage: For example, Bajaba a la plaza a tomar unas cervezas con mis amigos. (I used to go down to the square to have some beers with my friends.)

Examples

Examples of Bajar in the Imperfect Tense

Yo bajaba las escaleras cuando me tropecé. (I was going down the stairs when I tripped.)

Ellos bajaban la música cuando llegaron los vecinos. (They were turning down the music when the neighbors arrived.)

Tú bajabas la velocidad al acercarte a la curva. (You were slowing down as you approached the curve.)

Vosotros bajabais la persiana todas las noches. (You (plural) were lowering the blinds every night.)

Nosotros bajábamos la intensidad del entrenamiento los domingos. (We were reducing the intensity of the workout on Sundays.)

Ella bajaba la mirada cuando le mentían. (She would look down when they lied to her.)

Ustedes bajaban la voz en la biblioteca. (You (plural) were lowering your voices in the library.)

El precio de las acciones bajaba constantemente. (The stock price was constantly dropping.)

Mis abuelos bajaban la calefacción por las noches. (My grandparents were turning down the heat at night.)

¿Bajabas la ventanilla cuando hacía calor? (Were you rolling down the window when it was hot?)

La inflación bajaba los salarios reales. (Inflation was reducing real wages.)

Cuando bajábamos al sótano, olía a humedad. (When we went down to the basement, it smelled damp.)

Mamá bajaba las persianas antes de acostarse. (Mom was closing the blinds before going to bed.)

¿Por qué bajabas tanto de peso? (Why were you losing so much weight?)

Ellas bajaban la guardia de vez en cuando. (They were letting their guard down from time to time.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Bajar (to go down) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.