Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gano | |
| tú | ganas | |
| él / ella / usted | gana | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ganamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ganáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ganan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gané | |
| tú | ganaste | |
| él / ella / usted | ganó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ganamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ganasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ganaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ganaba | |
| tú | ganabas | |
| él / ella / usted | ganaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ganábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ganabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ganaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ganaré | |
| tú | ganarás | |
| él / ella / usted | ganará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ganaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ganaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ganarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ganaría | |
| tú | ganarías | |
| él / ella / usted | ganaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ganaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ganaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ganarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gane | |
| tú | ganes | |
| él / ella / usted | gane | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ganemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ganéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ganen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to gain
- to earn
- to win
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations