Conjugation of ganar in Spanish
ganarto win, to earnregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gano | |
| tú | ganas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | gana | |
| nosotros | ganamos | |
| vosotros | ganáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ganan |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- yo
ganooganoAvoid doubling the final vowel; the correct form is regular in spelling. - vosotros
ganasganáisRemember vosotros uses -áis in the present, not the singular tú ending.
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gané | |
| tú | ganaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ganó | |
| nosotros | ganamos | |
| vosotros | ganasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ganaron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito Indefinido
- yo
ganééganéThe preterite first person has a single accented final -é.
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ganaba | |
| tú | ganabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ganaba | |
| nosotros | ganábamos | |
| vosotros | ganabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ganaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ganaré | |
| tú | ganarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ganará | |
| nosotros | ganaremos | |
| vosotros | ganaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ganarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ganaría | |
| tú | ganarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ganaría | |
| nosotros | ganaríamos | |
| vosotros | ganaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ganarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gane | |
| tú | ganes | |
| él/ella/Ud. | gane | |
| nosotros | ganemos | |
| vosotros | ganéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ganen |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- nosotros
ganamosganemosIn the present subjunctive, nosotros takes -emos: ganemos.
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ganara | |
| tú | ganaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ganara | |
| nosotros | ganáramos | |
| vosotros | ganarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ganaran |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | gana | |
| él/ella/Ud. | gane | |
| nosotros | ganemos | |
| vosotros | ganad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ganen |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
ganesganaAffirmative tú imperative is gana, not the present subjunctive form.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ganando | |
| tú | ganando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ganando | |
| nosotros | ganando | |
| vosotros | ganando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ganando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ganado | |
| tú | ganado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | ganado | |
| nosotros | ganado | |
| vosotros | ganado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | ganado |
ganar — frequently asked questions
Is ganar a regular verb?
Yes — ganar is a regular Spanish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does ganar mean?
ganar is a Spanish verb meaning "to win, to earn".