
ganar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
ganar — to win
The present subjunctive of ganar uses -e endings: gane, ganes, gane, ganemos, ganéis, ganen.
ganar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want someone to win (hope), or when there is doubt or a subjective feeling about winning.
Notes on ganar in the Present Subjunctive
Ganar follows the regular rule for -ar verbs in the subjunctive: change the 'a' to 'e'.
Example Sentences
Espero que ganes la competencia.
I hope you win the competition.
tú
Dudo que ellos ganen sin su mejor jugador.
I doubt they will win without their best player.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que ganemos este contrato.
It is important that we win this contract.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Espero que ganas.
Correct: Espero que ganes.
Why: Verbs of hope like 'esperar' trigger the subjunctive mood, not the indicative.
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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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ganara
The imperfect subjunctive of ganar uses the stem from 'ganaron': ganara, ganaras, ganara, ganáramos, ganarais, ganaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: gana
The imperative of ganar provides commands: gana (tú), ganad (vosotros), gane (usted), ganen (ustedes).
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.