The preterite of bajar is used to express when someone went down or descended at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “I went down the stairs this morning” – “Bajé las escaleras esta mañana.”

This verb follows the regular -ar conjugation pattern in the preterite tense. All forms are completely regular, making it straightforward to conjugate.

Conjugations

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

The Preterite of bajar indicates completed downward movement or reduction.

To go down/descend: Used for specific instances of descending, for example Bajé las escaleras corriendo (I ran down the stairs), or Bajaron del autobús (They got off the bus).

To lower/reduce: Refers to decreasing something, for example Bajó el volumen de la música (He lowered the music volume).

Examples

Examples of Bajar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Bajé las escaleras corriendo. (I ran down the stairs.)

El sol bajó lentamente en el horizonte. (The sun went down slowly on the horizon.)

Bajaste muy rápido de la montaña. (You came down from the mountain very quickly.)

Los precios bajaron durante las rebajas. (The prices went down during the sales.)

Bajamos del tren en la última estación. (We got off the train at the last station.)

La temperatura bajó considerablemente anoche. (The temperature dropped considerably last night.)

Bajaste el volumen de la música. (You turned down the volume of the music.)

Los estudiantes bajaron al patio durante el recreo. (The students went down to the courtyard during recess.)

Bajé el archivo de internet. (I downloaded the file from the internet.)

El helicóptero bajó en el campo de emergencia. (The helicopter landed in the emergency field.)

Bajamos las maletas del coche. (We took the suitcases out of the car.)

La presión arterial le bajó después de tomar la medicina. (His blood pressure went down after taking the medicine.)

Bajaron todos los cuadros de las paredes. (They took down all the pictures from the walls.)

Bajaste de peso después de la dieta. (You lost weight after the diet.)

El ascensor bajó hasta el sótano. (The elevator went down to the basement.)

Conjugations with English Translations

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

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.