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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
ganar
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
ganando
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
ganado
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | gano I win/earn |
tú | ganas you win/earn |
él/ella/usted | gana he/she/you win/earns |
nosotros | ganamos we win/earn |
vosotros | ganáis you all win/earn |
ellos/ustedes | ganan they/you all win/earn |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | ganaba I used to win/earn |
tú | ganabas you used to win/earn |
él/ella/usted | ganaba he/she/you used to win/earn |
nosotros | ganábamos we used to win/earn |
vosotros | ganabais you all used to win/earn |
ellos/ustedes | ganaban they/you all used to win/earn |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | gané I win/earned |
tú | ganaste you win/earned |
él/ella/usted | ganó he/she/you win/earned |
nosotros | ganamos we win/earned |
vosotros | ganasteis you all win/earned |
ellos/ustedes | ganaron they/you all win/earned |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | ganaré I will win/earn |
tú | ganarás you will win/earn |
él/ella/usted | ganará he/she/you will win/earn |
nosotros | ganaremos we will win/earn |
vosotros | ganaréis you all will win/earn |
ellos/ustedes | ganarán they/you all will win/earn |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | ganaría I would win/earn |
tú | ganarías you would win/earn |
él/ella/usted | ganaría he/she/you would win/earn |
nosotros | ganaríamos we would win/earn |
vosotros | ganaríais you all would win/earn |
ellos/ustedes | ganarían they/you all would win/earn |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | gane that I win/earn |
tú | ganes that you win/earn |
él/ella/usted | gane that he/she/you win/earn |
nosotros | ganemos that we win/earn |
vosotros | ganéis that you all win/earn |
ellos/ustedes | ganen that they/you all win/earn |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | ganara or ganase that I win/earned |
tú | ganaras or ganases that you win/earned |
él/ella/usted | ganara or ganase that he/she/you win/earned |
nosotros | ganáramos or ganásemos that we win/earned |
vosotros | ganarais or ganaseis that you all win/earned |
ellos/ustedes | ganaran or ganasen that they/you all win/earned |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he ganado I have win/earned |
tú | has ganado you have win/earned |
él/ella/usted | ha ganado he/she/you have win/earned |
nosotros | hemos ganado we have win/earned |
vosotros | habéis ganado you all have win/earned |
ellos/ustedes | han ganado they/you all have win/earned |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había ganado I had win/earned |
tú | habías ganado you had win/earned |
él/ella/usted | había ganado he/she/you had win/earned |
nosotros | habíamos ganado we had win/earned |
vosotros | habíais ganado you all had win/earned |
ellos/ustedes | habían ganado they/you all had win/earned |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube ganado I had win/earned |
tú | hubiste ganado you had win/earned |
él/ella/usted | hubo ganado he/she/you had win/earned |
nosotros | hubimos ganado we had win/earned |
vosotros | hubisteis ganado you all had win/earned |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron ganado they/you all had win/earned |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré ganado I will have win/earned |
tú | habrás ganado you will have win/earned |
él/ella/usted | habrá ganado he/she/you will have win/earned |
nosotros | habremos ganado we will have win/earned |
vosotros | habréis ganado you all will have win/earned |
ellos/ustedes | habrán ganado they/you all will have win/earned |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría ganado I would have win/earned |
tú | habrías ganado you would have win/earned |
él/ella/usted | habría ganado he/she/you would have win/earned |
nosotros | habríamos ganado we would have win/earned |
vosotros | habríais ganado you all would have win/earned |
ellos/ustedes | habrían ganado they/you all would have win/earned |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya ganado that I have win/earned |
tú | hayas ganado that you have win/earned |
él/ella/usted | haya ganado that he/she/you have win/earned |
nosotros | hayamos ganado that we have win/earned |
vosotros | hayáis ganado that you all have win/earned |
ellos/ustedes | hayan ganado that they/you all have win/earned |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera ganado that I had win/earned |
tú | hubieras ganado that you had win/earned |
él/ella/usted | hubiera ganado that he/she/you had win/earned |
nosotros | hubiéramos ganado that we had win/earned |
vosotros | hubierais ganado that you all had win/earned |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran ganado that they/you all had win/earned |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | gana | win/earn! (you) |
usted | gane | win/earn! (you formal) |
nosotros | ganemos | let's win/earn! |
vosotros | ganad | win/earn! (you all) |
ustedes | ganen | win/earn! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no ganes | don't win/earn! (you) |
usted | no gane | don't win/earn! (you formal) |
nosotros | no ganemos | let's not win/earn! |
vosotros | no ganéis | don't win/earn! (you all) |
ustedes | no ganen | don't win/earn! (you all) |
More About "ganar"
Idiomatic Expressions
ganar tiempo
to save time / to buy time
💡 Getting more time available
ganarse la vida
to earn a living
💡 Supporting oneself financially
ganar terreno
to gain ground
💡 Making progress
Examples in Context
Nuestro equipo ganó el partido.
Our team won the match.
Preterite
Gano suficiente dinero para vivir.
I earn enough money to live.
Present
He ganado mucha experiencia.
I have gained a lot of experience.
Present Perfect
Ganarás si trabajas duro.
You will win if you work hard.
Future
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms:
perder(to lose)
Usage Notes
- •Ganar is a regular -ar verb
- •Main meanings: to win, to earn (money), to gain
- •Opposite of "perder" in competitions
- •Reflexive "ganarse" adds emphasis: ganarse el respeto
- •Common for salary: ganar dinero (to earn money)
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