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Conjugation Chart of “Bajar” (to go down) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Bajar”

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 Imperfect Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

How to Use Bajar in the Imperfect Tense

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

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

To decrease or lower: For example, El año pasado, los precios bajaban cada mes. (Last year, prices went down every month.)

To get off (transportation): For example, Siempre me bajaba en la última parada del autobús. (I always got off at the last bus stop.)

To download (files): For example, Antes de salir, bajaba música de internet. (Before leaving, I used to download music from the internet.)

To lose weight (colloquial): For example, Con la dieta, bajé como 5 kilos. (With the diet, I lost about 5 kilos.)

To calm down or relax (colloquial): For example, Después de un día estresante, necesitaba bajar un cambio. (After a stressful day, I needed to take it down a notch.)

Real Life Examples of Bajar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, bajaba las escaleras corriendo para llegar al comedor. (When I was a child, I used to run down the stairs to get to the dining room.)

Ella bajaba la voz cuando hablaba de temas delicados. (She would lower her voice when talking about sensitive topics.)

En el verano, bajábamos al río para refrescarnos. (In the summer, we would go down to the river to cool off.)

Mis abuelos bajaban la intensidad de la televisión por las noches. (My grandparents would turn down the volume of the TV at night.)

Él bajaba la mirada cuando se sentía avergonzado. (He would look down when he felt embarrassed.)

Cada mañana, bajábamos al parque a caminar. (Every morning, we would go down to the park to walk.)

Cuando bajaba la fiebre, me sentía mejor. (When the fever went down, I felt better.)

Mis amigos y yo bajábamos a la playa en las tardes. (My friends and I would go down to the beach in the afternoons.)

Ella bajaba la velocidad al acercarse a las curvas. (She would slow down when approaching curves.)

En la fiesta, bajábamos el volumen de la música a medianoche. (At the party, we would turn down the music volume at midnight.)

Cuando bajaba la marea, los niños jugaban en la orilla. (When the tide went out, the children would play on the shore.)

Él bajaba la cabeza en señal de respeto. (He would bow his head as a sign of respect.)

Mis padres bajaban las persianas por la noche. (My parents would lower the blinds at night.)

Cuando bajaba la temperatura, encendíamos la calefacción. (When the temperature dropped, we would turn on the heating.)

En el ascensor, bajábamos al sótano para hacer ejercicio. (In the elevator, we would go down to the basement to exercise.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Bajar (to go down) in the Imperfect Tense (Latin American 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.