Ganar (to win) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of ganar (to win) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

 Ganar (to win) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 6: En el trabajo (At work)

Lesson 41: Trabajo en equipo (Teamwork)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Ganar (to win) Ganando (Winning) Ganado (won)

Ganar (to win): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo gano I win
tú ganas you win
él/ella gana he/she wins
nosotros/nosotras ganamos we win
vosotros/vosotras ganáis you win
ellos/ellas ganan They win

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he ganado I have won
tú has ganado You have won
él/ella ha ganado He has won
nosotros/nosotras hemos ganado We have won
vosotros/vosotras habéis ganado You have won
ellos/ellas han ganado They have won

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo gane I win
tú ganes you win
él/ella gane he wins
nosotros/nosotras ganemos we win
vosotros/vosotras ganéis you win
ellos/ellas ganen they win

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya ganado I have won
tú hayas ganado you have won
él/ella haya ganado he/she has won
nosotros/nosotras hayamos ganado we have won
vosotros/vosotras hayáis ganado you (plural) have won
ellos/ellas hayan ganado they have won

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo ganaba I was winning
tú ganabas You were winning
él/ella ganaba he/she was winning
nosotros/nosotras ganábamos we won
vosotros/vosotras ganabais you (plural) won
ellos/ellas ganaban they won

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había ganado I had won
tú habías ganado you had won
él/ella había ganado he had won
nosotros/nosotras habíamos ganado we had won
vosotros/vosotras habíais ganado you had won
ellos/ellas habían ganado they had won

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo ganara/ganase I won
tú ganaras/ganases you won
él/ella ganara/ganase he/she won
nosotros/nosotras ganáramos/ganásemos we won
vosotros/vosotras ganarais/ganaseis you won
ellos/ellas ganaran/ganasen they won

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese ganado I would have won
tú hubieras/hubieses ganado you would have won
él/ella hubiera/hubiese ganado he had won
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos ganado We would have won
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis ganado You would have won
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen ganado they would have won

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo gané I won
tú ganaste You won
él/ella ganó he/she won
nosotros/nosotras ganamos we won
vosotros/vosotras ganasteis you won
ellos/ellas ganaron They won

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube ganado I had won
tú hubiste ganado you had won
él/ella hubo ganado he had won
nosotros/nosotras hubimos ganado we had won
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis ganado you had won
ellos/ellas hubieron ganado they had won

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo ganare I will win
tú ganares You will win
él/ella ganare he/she will win
nosotros/nosotras ganáremos we will win
vosotros/vosotras ganareis you all will win
ellos/ellas ganaren they would win

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere ganado I will have won
tú hubieres ganado you will have won
él/ella hubiere ganado he/she will have won
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos ganado we will have won
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis ganado you will have won
ellos/ellas hubieren ganado they will have won

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo ganaré I will win
tú ganarás You will win
él/ella ganará he/she will win
nosotros/nosotras ganaremos we will win
vosotros/vosotras ganaréis you will win
ellos/ellas ganarán They will win

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré ganado I will have won
tú habrás ganado You will have won
él/ella habrá ganado he/she will have won
nosotros/nosotras habremos ganado we will have won
vosotros/vosotras habréis ganado you will have won
ellos/ellas habrán ganado They will have won
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Gana! Win!
Gane! He/she win!
Ganemos! Let's win!
Ganaos! Win!
Ganen! They win!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
N/A You do not win
¡No ganes! Do not win
¡No gane! Let's not win
¡No ganemos! Do not win!
¡No ganéis! Don't win!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo ganaría I would win
tú ganarías You would win
él/ella ganaría he/she would win
nosotros/nosotras ganaríamos we would win
vosotros/vosotras ganaríais you would win
ellos/ellas ganarían they would win

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría ganado I would have won
tú habrías ganado You would have won
él/ella habría ganado he/she would have won
nosotros/nosotras habríamos ganado We would have won
vosotros/vosotras habríais ganado you would have won
ellos/ellas habrían ganado they would have won

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I will gain experience at the multinational company.
Yo ganaré experiencia en la multinacional.
2. They win prizes for their ideas.
Ellos ganan premios por sus ideas.
3. He wins the piano competition.
Él gana el concurso de piano.
4. You win the internships at the multinational company.
Vosotros ganáis las prácticas en la multinacional.
5. You win a diploma for your studies.
Tú ganas un diploma por tus estudios.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You were winning because you were communicating well.
Vosotros ganabais porque os comunicabais bien.
2. You have won the support of the team.
Has ganado el apoyo del equipo.
3. I was gaining experience in the team.
Yo ganaba experiencia en el equipo.
4. They have won as a supportive team.
Ellos han ganado como equipo solidario.
5. They won the award for the generous worker.
Ganaron el premio del trabajador solidario.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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gane, ganaras/ganases, ganara/ganase, ganaran/ganasen

1.
Si yo ... el premio, lo celebraría con mis amigos en una discoteca.
(If I won the prize, I would celebrate with my friends at a nightclub.)
2.
Espero que yo ... experiencia en el nuevo puesto de trabajo.
(I hope I gain experience in the new job position.)
3.
Quizás él ... el primer lugar en la carrera.
(Perhaps he will win first place in the race.)
4.
Si tú ... ese puesto de trabajo, probablemente empezarías una nueva carrera.
(If you were to win that job position, you would probably start a new career.)
5.
Imagínate si ellos/ellas ... el campeonato, se convertirían en un símbolo para las nuevas generaciones de deportistas.
(Imagine if they were to win the championship, they would become a symbol for the new generations of athletes.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You would have won the competition if you had prepared better.
Vosotros habríais ganado la competencia si os hubierais preparado mejor.
2. They would have won the trophy if they hadn't had so many injuries.
Ellos habrían ganado el trofeo si no hubieran tenido tantas lesiones.
3. I would have won the competition, but I needed to study more.
Habría ganado el concurso, pero necesitaba estudiar más.
4. We would have won the match, but we were missing a player.
Nosotros habríamos ganado el partido, pero nos faltó un jugador.
5. They thought that they would have won the tournament easily.
Pensaban que ellos hubieran/hubiesen ganado el torneo fácilmente.