rebajar — Spanish conjugation

to lower

Frequency#847Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorebajoI lower
rebajasyou lower
vosrebajásyou lower
él/ella/Ud.rebajahe/she/it lowers
nosotrosrebajamoswe lower
vosotrosrebajáisyou (pl.) lower
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebajanthey lower

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorebajéI lowered
rebajasteyou lowered
vosrebajasteyou lowered
él/ella/Ud.rebajóhe/she/it lowered
nosotrosrebajamoswe lowered
vosotrosrebajasteisyou (pl.) lowered
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebajaronthey lowered

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yorebajaba
rebajabas
vosrebajabas
él/ella/Ud.rebajaba
nosotrosrebajábamos
vosotrosrebajabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebajaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorebajaríaI would lower
rebajaríasyou would lower
vosrebajaríasyou would lower
él/ella/Ud.rebajaríahe/she/it would lower
nosotrosrebajaríamoswe would lower
vosotrosrebajaríaisyou (pl.) would lower
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebajaríanthey would lower

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yorebajaréI will lower
rebajarásyou will lower
vosrebajarásyou will lower
él/ella/Ud.rebajaráhe/she/it will lower
nosotrosrebajaremoswe will lower
vosotrosrebajaréisyou (pl.) will lower
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebajaránthey will lower

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe rebajadoI have lowered
has rebajadoyou have lowered
voshas rebajadoyou have lowered
él/ella/Ud.ha rebajadohe/she/it has lowered
nosotroshemos rebajadowe have lowered
vosotroshabéis rebajadoyou (pl.) have lowered
ellos/ellas/Uds.han rebajadothey have lowered

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía rebajadoI had lowered
habías rebajadoyou had lowered
voshabías rebajadoyou had lowered
él/ella/Ud.había rebajadohe/she/it had lowered
nosotroshabíamos rebajadowe had lowered
vosotroshabíais rebajadoyou (pl.) had lowered
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían rebajadothey had lowered

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría rebajado
habrías rebajado
voshabrías rebajado
él/ella/Ud.habría rebajado
nosotroshabríamos rebajado
vosotroshabríais rebajado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían rebajado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré rebajadoI will have lowered
habrás rebajadoyou will have lowered
voshabrás rebajadoyou will have lowered
él/ella/Ud.habrá rebajadohe/she/it will have lowered
nosotroshabremos rebajadowe will have lowered
vosotroshabréis rebajadoyou (pl.) will have lowered
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán rebajadothey will have lowered

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yorebaje
rebajes
vosrebajes
él/ella/Ud.rebaje
nosotrosrebajemos
vosotrosrebajéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebajen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yorebajara
rebajaras
vosrebajaras
él/ella/Ud.rebajara
nosotrosrebajáramos
vosotrosrebajarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebajaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yorebajase
rebajases
vosrebajases
él/ella/Ud.rebajase
nosotrosrebajásemos
vosotrosrebajaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.rebajasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya rebajado
hayas rebajado
voshayas rebajado
él/ella/Ud.haya rebajado
nosotroshayamos rebajado
vosotroshayáis rebajado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan rebajado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera rebajado
hubieras rebajado
voshubieras rebajado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera rebajado
nosotroshubiéramos rebajado
vosotroshubierais rebajado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran rebajado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
rebaja
vosrebajá
él/ella/Ud.rebaje
nosotrosrebajemos
vosotrosrebajad
ustedesrebajen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no rebajes
vosno rebajes
él/ella/Ud.no rebaje
nosotrosno rebajemos
vosotrosno rebajéis
ustedesno rebajen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy rebajando
estás rebajando
vosestás rebajando
él/ella/Ud.está rebajando
nosotrosestamos rebajando
vosotrosestáis rebajando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están rebajando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve rebajando
estuviste rebajando
vosestuviste rebajando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo rebajando
nosotrosestuvimos rebajando
vosotrosestuvisteis rebajando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron rebajando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba rebajando
estabas rebajando
vosestabas rebajando
él/ella/Ud.estaba rebajando
nosotrosestábamos rebajando
vosotrosestabais rebajando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban rebajando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría rebajando
estarías rebajando
vosestarías rebajando
él/ella/Ud.estaría rebajando
nosotrosestaríamos rebajando
vosotrosestaríais rebajando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían rebajando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré rebajando
estarás rebajando
vosestarás rebajando
él/ella/Ud.estará rebajando
nosotrosestaremos rebajando
vosotrosestaréis rebajando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán rebajando