Bajarse Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of bajarse — “to get off, to get down” in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for bajarse with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Bajarse means to get off or to get down, and it is the reflexive verb for leaving a bus, a train, a car or a bicycle, and for getting down from a ladder or a wall. It takes de for the vehicle or place, as in bajarse del autobús. Bajarse is a reflexive regular -ar verb, so the notes below explain exactly where it follows the rules and where it breaks them. To see it in a real sentence: Me bajo del autobús en la plaza.

Present tense conjugation table: bajarse

Every person of bajarse in the present tense, with the reflexive pronoun. The gerund is bajándose with the pronoun attached, and the past participle is bajado.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo me bajo
tú te bajas
él/ella/Ud. se baja
nosotros/as nos bajamos
vosotros/as os bajáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se bajan

How the present of bajarse is formed

The present of bajarse is built from the stem baj- plus the present endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending and the reflexive -se, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.

Person Ending Form
yo -o me bajo
tú -as te bajas
él/ella/Ud. -a se baja
nosotros/as -amos nos bajamos
vosotros/as -áis os bajáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an se bajan

For bajarse there are no surprises in the present: every form is the stem baj- plus the regular ending, so once you know the endings you know the whole tense.

Because bajarse is reflexive, the pronoun goes before the verb in every form: me, te, se, nos, os, se. In the gerund the pronoun attaches to the end: bajándose.

When to use the present tense with bajarse

Habits and routines

Use the present for things you do regularly.

Yo me bajo del autobús en la plaza. — I get off from the bus in the square.

General facts

Use the present for facts and general truths that do not change.

Él/Ella se baja del tren en Atocha. — He gets off from the train at Atocha.

What is happening right now

Use the present for what is happening at this moment.

Ahora, Nosotros/as nos bajamos del coche con cuidado. — Right now, We get off from the car carefully.

Near-future plans

Use the present for fixed plans in the near future, especially with mañana or la semana que viene.

Mañana, Tú te bajas de la bicicleta en la puerta. — Tomorrow, You get off from the bicycle at the door.

Instructions and timeless statements

Use the present for instructions, rules and statements that are always true.

Él/Ella se baja del autobús en la plaza. — He gets off from the bus in the square.

The present vs the preterite

The present and the preterite answer different questions: the present says what happens regularly or right now, while the preterite says what happened once and finished. Compare the same idea in both tenses with bajarse.

  1. Yo me bajo del autobús en la plaza. — I get off from the bus in the square. / Ayer, Yo me bajé del autobús en la plaza. — Yesterday, I got off from the bus in the square.
  2. Yo me bajo del tren en Atocha. — I get off from the train at Atocha. / Ayer, Yo me bajé del tren en Atocha. — Yesterday, I got off from the train at Atocha.
  3. Yo me bajo del coche con cuidado. — I get off from the car carefully. / Ayer, Yo me bajé del coche con cuidado. — Yesterday, I got off from the car carefully.

Example sentences in the present tense

Seven sentences with bajarse in the present tense only, covering all six persons.

  1. Yo me bajo del autobús en la plaza. — I get off from the bus in the square.
  2. Tú te bajas del tren en Atocha. — You get off from the train at Atocha.
  3. Él/Ella se baja del coche con cuidado. — He gets off from the car carefully.
  4. Nosotros/as nos bajamos de la bicicleta en la puerta. — We get off from the bicycle at the door.
  5. Vosotros/as os bajáis del autobús en la plaza. — You get off from the bus in the square.
  6. Ellos/as se bajan del tren en Atocha. — They get off from the train at Atocha.
  7. Yo me bajo del coche con cuidado. — I get off from the car carefully.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo baja del autobús en la plaza. — Right: Yo bajo del autobús en la plaza. — The person matters: baja is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is bajo.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo bajo del tren en Atocha. — Right: Ayer, yo bajé del tren en Atocha. — With ayer, use the preterite (bajé), not the present. The present is for habits and for right now.
  3. Wrong: Yo bajo del autobús en la plaza. — Right: Yo me bajo del autobús en la plaza. — Bajarse is reflexive, so the pronoun me is required in the present tense too.
  4. Wrong: Espero que él baja del tren en Atocha. — Right: Espero que él baje del tren en Atocha. — After espero que, Spanish needs the subjunctive: baje, not the present indicative baja.

Quiz: the present tense of bajarse

Eight questions on the present tense of bajarse. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ del autobús en la plaza. (present tense, yo) A. me bajo B. te bajas C. se baja D. nos bajamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ del tren en Atocha. (present tense, tú) A. me bajo B. se baja C. nos bajamos D. te bajas

  3. Complete the sentence: Él/Ella ___ del coche con cuidado. (present tense, él/ella/Ud.) A. te bajas B. nos bajamos C. se baja D. me bajo

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros/as ___ de la bicicleta en la puerta. (present tense, nosotros/as) A. se baja B. nos bajamos C. me bajo D. te bajas

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros/as ___ del autobús en la plaza. (present tense, vosotros/as) A. os bajáis B. me bajo C. te bajas D. se baja

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos/as ___ del tren en Atocha. (present tense, ellos/ellas/Uds.) A. me bajo B. te bajas C. se baja D. se bajan

  7. Which is the gerund of bajarse? A. bajo B. bajé C. bajando D. bajado

  8. Which is the past participle of bajarse, used with haber in the perfect tenses? A. bajé B. bajado C. bajando D. bajo

Answer key

  1. me bajo — The yo present form of bajarse is me bajo.
  2. te bajas — The tú present form of bajarse is te bajas.
  3. se baja — The él/ella/Ud. present form of bajarse is se baja.
  4. nos bajamos — The nosotros/as present form of bajarse is nos bajamos.
  5. os bajáis — The vosotros/as present form of bajarse is os bajáis.
  6. se bajan — The ellos/ellas/Uds. present form of bajarse is se bajan.
  7. bajando — The gerund of bajarse is bajando: estoy bajando.
  8. bajado — The past participle of bajarse is bajado: he bajado, has bajado, ha bajado.

Frequently asked questions

How is the present tense of bajarse formed?

Take the infinitive bajarse, drop the -ar ending and the reflexive -se to get the stem baj-, then add the present endings: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an. The full table is above, with every person. No, the present of bajarse is fully regular: the stem baj- plus the standard -ar endings gives every form.

When do I use the present tense of bajarse?

Use the present for habits, facts and what is happening right now. For example: Me bajo del autobús en la plaza.

What is the difference between the present and the preterite of bajarse?

The present (bajo) and the preterite (bajé) answer different questions: the present is for habits and for right now, while the preterite is for one finished action. Compare them in the contrast section above.

How do I practise the present of bajarse?

Drill the six forms in the table until you can say them without looking, then use the full conjugation of bajarse to see how the present fits with the other tenses, and the bajarse examples and quiz page for more sentences. The Spanish Verb Quiz tests the forms under pressure.

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