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ganarConjugation

ganar means to win.

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Indicative

Present

yogano
túganas
él/ella/ustedgana
nosotrosganamos
vosotrosganáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesganan

Ganar is regular in the present tense: gano, ganas, gana, ganamos, ganáis, ganan.

Future

yoganaré
túganarás
él/ella/ustedganará
nosotrosganaremos
vosotrosganaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesganarán

To form the future of ganar, add endings to the infinitive: ganaré, ganarás, ganará, ganaremos, ganaréis, ganarán.

Imperfect

yoganaba
túganabas
él/ella/ustedganaba
nosotrosganábamos
vosotrosganabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesganaban

The imperfect of ganar uses the regular -aba endings: ganaba, ganabas, ganaba, ganábamos, ganabais, ganaban.

Conditional

yoganaría
túganarías
él/ella/ustedganaría
nosotrosganaríamos
vosotrosganaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesganarían

The conditional of ganar is formed by adding -ía to the infinitive: ganaría, ganarías, ganaría, ganaríamos, ganaríais, ganarían.

Preterite

yogané
túganaste
él/ella/ustedganó
nosotrosganamos
vosotrosganasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesganaron

The preterite of ganar is regular: gané, ganaste, ganó, ganamos, ganasteis, ganaron.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

túno ganes
ustedno gane
nosotrosno ganemos
vosotrosno ganéis
ustedesno ganen

The negative imperative of ganar uses the present subjunctive forms: no ganes, no gane, no ganemos, no ganéis, no ganen.

Imperative

túgana
ustedgane
nosotrosganemos
vosotrosganad
ustedesganen

The imperative of ganar provides commands: gana (tú), ganad (vosotros), gane (usted), ganen (ustedes).

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yogane
túganes
él/ella/ustedgane
nosotrosganemos
vosotrosganéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesganen

The present subjunctive of ganar uses -e endings: gane, ganes, gane, ganemos, ganéis, ganen.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoganara
túganaras
él/ella/ustedganara
nosotrosganáramos
vosotrosganarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesganaran

The imperfect subjunctive of ganar uses the stem from 'ganaron': ganara, ganaras, ganara, ganáramos, ganarais, ganaran.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does ganar mean in Spanish?

ganar means "to win".

Is ganar a regular or irregular verb?

ganar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate ganar in the present tense?

The present tense of ganar is: yo gano, tú ganas, él/ella/usted gana, nosotros ganamos, vosotros ganáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ganan.

How do you conjugate ganar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of ganar is: yo gané, tú ganaste, él/ella/usted ganó, nosotros ganamos, vosotros ganasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ganaron.

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