to win; to earn
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Gano más dinero en este trabajo.
I earn more money at this job.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Ganamos el partido de pelota.
We won the baseball game.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi papá ganaba poco, pero éramos felices.
My dad didn't earn much, but we were happy.
Futuro · What will happen
Los Tigres ganarán el campeonato.
The Tigers will win the championship.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo ganaría más en otra ciudad.
I'd earn more in another city.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Mi vecina ha ganado la lotería.
My neighbor has won the lottery.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Nunca habían ganado un juego tan importante.
They had never won such an important game.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para diciembre habremos ganado lo suficiente.
By December we will have earned enough.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Con un poco de suerte, habrías ganado.
With a little luck, you would have won.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que ganes el concurso.
I hope you win the contest.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Quería que ganara su equipo.
He wanted his team to win.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Si ganásemos la lotería, compraríamos una casa en la playa.
If we won the lottery, we would buy a house on the beach.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
No creo que hayan ganado.
I don't think they've won.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubieras ganado, habríamos celebrado toda la noche.
If you had won, we would have celebrated all night.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Gana tiempo y piénsalo bien.
Buy yourself some time and think it over.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.