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 39: 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 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/she 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/she win
(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 have won
(ellos/ellas) hayan ganado they have won

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) ganaba I was winning
(tú) ganabas you used to win
(él/ella) ganaba he/she was winning
(nosotros/nosotras) ganábamos We won
(vosotros/vosotras) ganabais you were winning
(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/she 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 would win
(él/ella) ganara/ganase he/she won
(nosotros/nosotras) ganáramos/ganásemos we won
(vosotros/vosotras) ganarais/ganaseis you would win
(ellos/ellas) ganaran/ganasen they won

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese ganado I had won
(tú) hubieras/hubieses ganado You had won
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese ganado he would have won/she would have won
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos ganado we had won
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis ganado you would have won
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen ganado they had 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/she 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 would win/she would win
(nosotros/nosotras) ganáremos we will win
(vosotros/vosotras) ganareis You will win
(ellos/ellas) ganaren they will win

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

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