would win, would earn
Mary nos dijo que pensaba que ganaría.
Mary told us that she thought she would win.
Tom podía ver que no ganaría la discusión.
Tom could see that he wouldn't win the argument.
Nunca me imaginé ni por un momento que yo ganaría.
I never imagined for a moment that I would win.
Tom predijo que María ganaría la carrera.
Tom predicted that Maria would win the race.
Pero he sabido todo el tiempo que Rebecca ganaría al final.
But I knew all along that Rebecca would win in the end.
— Rebeca (1940)
Nunca soñé que ganaría el primer premio.
I never dreamed I would win first prize.