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yo ganaba

won, was winning

→ ganar
gan win; earn + aba imperfect indicative: I/he/she
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #31,584
won, was winning Imperfect tense (ongoing or habitual action in the past).
SP: Cuando era niño, siempre ganaba en ese juego.
EN: When I was a kid, I always won at that game.
Conjugation of ganar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First ganaba —
Third ganaba ganaran
ganara
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ganaba —
Third ganaba —

Mary soñó que se ganaba la lotería.

Mary dreamed that she won the lottery.

Sí, ganaba.

Yes, I was winning.

— F1 la película (2025)

Ganaba él.

He was winning.

— Cónclave (2024)

Él no ganaba más de diez dólares al día.

He earned no more than ten dollars a day.

Tom comenzó a hablar acerca de cómo ganaba dinero.

Tom began to talk about how he made money.

La pobre chica se ganaba la vida vendiendo flores.

The poor girl earned her living selling flowers.

Ganaba un montón de dinero a pesar de ser una persona sin estudios.

He earned a lot of money despite being an uneducated person.

Él se ganaba la vida como maestro.

He earned his living as a teacher.

Claro, yo ganaba más dinero que tú.

Of course, I earned more money than you.

— No hay otra opción (2025)