
ganar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
ganar — to win
The imperative of ganar provides commands: gana (tú), ganad (vosotros), gane (usted), ganen (ustedes).
ganar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to encourage someone to win or to give a direct order to earn something.
Notes on ganar in the Affirmative Imperative
Ganar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form matches the 3rd person singular present indicative.
Example Sentences
¡Gana el partido por nosotros!
Win the match for us!
tú
Ganen con honor, chicos.
Win with honor, guys.
ustedes
Ganemos este juego hoy.
Let's win this game today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ganar (as a command)
Correct: ganad (for vosotros) or gana (for tú)
Why: In Spanish, the infinitive is not used as a direct command to people; you must use the imperative forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: gano
Ganar is regular in the present tense: gano, ganas, gana, ganamos, ganáis, ganan.
Preterite
yo: gané
The preterite of ganar is regular: gané, ganaste, ganó, ganamos, ganasteis, ganaron.
Imperfect
yo: ganaba
The imperfect of ganar uses the regular -aba endings: ganaba, ganabas, ganaba, ganábamos, ganabais, ganaban.
Future
yo: ganaré
To form the future of ganar, add endings to the infinitive: ganaré, ganarás, ganará, ganaremos, ganaréis, ganarán.
Conditional
yo: ganaría
The conditional of ganar is formed by adding -ía to the infinitive: ganaría, ganarías, ganaría, ganaríamos, ganaríais, ganarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: gane
The present subjunctive of ganar uses -e endings: gane, ganes, gane, ganemos, ganéis, ganen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ganara
The imperfect subjunctive of ganar uses the stem from 'ganaron': ganara, ganaras, ganara, ganáramos, ganarais, ganaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ganes
The negative imperative of ganar uses the present subjunctive forms: no ganes, no gane, no ganemos, no ganéis, no ganen.