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Verb

ganar

to win, to earn

Auxiliary: haber

Regular -ar verb. It covers both winning (a game, prize) and earning (money): 'ganar un partido' vs 'ganar dinero'.

Nuestro equipo va a ganar el partido.

Our team is going to win the match.

Indicativo

Presente

Present

yo gano
I win / earn

Yo gano un buen sueldo en mi trabajo.

I earn a good salary in my job.

tú ganas
you win / earn

Tú ganas siempre a las damas.

You always win at draughts.

él/ella/usted gana
he/she wins / earns

Ella gana más que su jefe.

She earns more than her boss.

nosotros ganamos
we win / earn

Nosotros ganamos casi todos los partidos en casa.

We win almost every home game.

vosotros ganáis
you (pl.) win / earn

Vosotros ganáis mucho con estas inversiones.

You earn a lot with these investments.

ellos/ellas/ustedes ganan
they win / earn

Los mejores jugadores ganan millones al año.

The best players earn millions a year.

Pretérito indefinido

Preterite

yo gané
I won / earned

El año pasado gané un premio literario.

Last year I won a literary prize.

tú ganaste
you won / earned

¿Ganaste la apuesta al final?

Did you win the bet in the end?

él/ella/usted ganó
he/she won / earned

Ella ganó la carrera por unos segundos.

She won the race by a few seconds.

nosotros ganamos
we won / earned

Ganamos el torneo por primera vez.

We won the tournament for the first time.

vosotros ganasteis
you (pl.) won / earned

¿Cuánto ganasteis con la rifa?

How much did you earn from the raffle?

ellos/ellas/ustedes ganaron
they won / earned

Los vecinos ganaron el juicio.

The neighbours won the lawsuit.

Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect

yo ganaba
I was winning / earning

En mi antiguo empleo ganaba menos.

In my old job I used to earn less.

tú ganabas
you were winning / earning

Antes ganabas todas las partidas de ajedrez.

You used to win all the chess games.

él/ella/usted ganaba
he/she was winning / earning

Aquel boxeador ganaba casi siempre por K.O.

That boxer used to win almost always by K.O.

nosotros ganábamos
we were winning / earning

En aquella época ganábamos poco pero éramos felices.

Back then we earned little but we were happy.

vosotros ganabais
you (pl.) were winning / earning

Vosotros ganabais siempre en el campeonato local.

You always used to win the local championship.

ellos/ellas/ustedes ganaban
they were winning / earning

Los obreros ganaban por horas.

The workers used to earn by the hour.

Pretérito perfecto compuesto

Present Perfect

yo he ganado
I have won / earned

Este mes he ganado más de lo previsto.

This month I have earned more than expected.

tú has ganado
you have won / earned

¿Has ganado alguna vez la lotería?

Have you ever won the lottery?

él/ella/usted ha ganado
he/she has won / earned

El equipo ha ganado el campeonato tres veces.

The team has won the championship three times.

nosotros hemos ganado
we have won / earned

Hemos ganado mucho tiempo con este atajo.

We have gained a lot of time with this shortcut.

vosotros habéis ganado
you (pl.) have won / earned

¿Habéis ganado el concurso este año?

Have you won the competition this year?

ellos/ellas/ustedes han ganado
they have won / earned

Han ganado el respeto de todos.

They have earned everyone's respect.

Futuro simple

Future

yo ganaré
I will win / earn

Con este ascenso ganaré más dinero.

With this promotion I will earn more money.

tú ganarás
you will win / earn

Si te esfuerzas, ganarás el premio.

If you make an effort, you will win the prize.

él/ella/usted ganará
he/she will win / earn

El favorito ganará la etapa de montaña.

The favourite will win the mountain stage.

nosotros ganaremos
we will win / earn

Ganaremos la liga si seguimos así.

We will win the league if we keep going like this.

vosotros ganaréis
you (pl.) will win / earn

Vosotros ganaréis experiencia con este proyecto.

You will gain experience with this project.

ellos/ellas/ustedes ganarán
they will win / earn

Los inversores ganarán con el nuevo producto.

The investors will earn with the new product.

Condicional

Condicional simple

Conditional

yo ganaría
I would win / earn

Con otro contrato ganaría el doble.

With another contract I would earn double.

tú ganarías
you would win / earn

¿Ganarías la carrera con esas zapatillas?

Would you win the race with those shoes?

él/ella/usted ganaría
he/she would win / earn

Ella ganaría más reconocimiento en otra ciudad.

She would gain more recognition in another city.

nosotros ganaríamos
we would win / earn

Ganaríamos el partido con un poco de suerte.

We would win the match with a bit of luck.

vosotros ganaríais
you (pl.) would win / earn

Vosotros ganaríais tiempo con un mejor plan.

You would save time with a better plan.

ellos/ellas/ustedes ganarían
they would win / earn

Ellos ganarían más clientes con buena publicidad.

They would gain more clients with good advertising.

Subjuntivo

Presente de subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

yo gane
(that) I win / earn

Ojalá que yo gane el sorteo.

I hope I win the draw.

tú ganes
(that) you win / earn

Espero que ganes el concurso.

I hope you win the competition.

él/ella/usted gane
(that) he/she win / earn

Es justo que ella gane lo que merece.

It's fair that she earn what she deserves.

nosotros ganemos
(that) we win / earn

Es posible que ganemos la final.

It's possible that we win the final.

vosotros ganéis
(that) you (pl.) win / earn

Ojalá ganéis el premio al mejor equipo.

I hope you win the award for the best team.

ellos/ellas/ustedes ganen
(that) they win / earn

Dudo que ganen sin su mejor jugador.

I doubt they will win without their best player.

Pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo ganara
(that) I won / earned

Soñaba con que yo ganara una medalla.

I dreamed that I would win a medal.

tú ganaras
(that) you won / earned

Si ganaras más, podrías ahorrar.

If you earned more, you could save.

él/ella/usted ganara
(that) he/she won / earned

Todos querían que ella ganara el premio.

Everyone wanted her to win the prize.

nosotros ganáramos
(that) we won / earned

Era difícil que ganáramos aquel partido.

It was unlikely that we would win that match.

vosotros ganarais
(that) you (pl.) won / earned

Ojalá ganarais más a menudo.

I wish you won more often.

ellos/ellas/ustedes ganaran
(that) they won / earned

Esperaba que ganaran el juicio.

I hoped they would win the lawsuit.

Imperativo

Imperativo

Imperative

tú gana
win! (informal sing.)

¡Gana este punto y remontamos!

Win this point and we come back!

usted gane
win! (formal sing.)

Gane su confianza antes de proponerlo.

Win their trust before proposing it.

nosotros ganemos
let's win

¡Ganemos este partido por nuestra afición!

Let's win this match for our fans!

vosotros ganad
win! (informal pl.)

Ganad la copa por el club.

Win the cup for the club.

ustedes ganen
win! (formal pl.)

Ganen el debate con buenos argumentos.

Win the debate with good arguments.

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