yo ganaba

earned, was earning, made, was winning, won

→ ganar
gan to win + aba 1st/3rd person singular imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #34,209
earned, was earning, made
SP: Ganaba dinero trabajando desde casa.
EN: She earned money working from home.
was winning, won
SP: Ganaba el partido cuando empezó a llover.
EN: He was winning the game when it started to rain.
Conjugation of ganar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First ganaba —
Second ganaras —
Third ganaba ganaran
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ganaba —
Third ganaba —

Ganaba él.

He was winning.

— Cónclave (2024)

¡Hacía años que no ganaba!

I hadn’t won in years!

— Cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Tom comenzó a hablar acerca de cómo ganaba dinero.

Tom began to talk about how he made money.

¿Y quién ganaba?

And who won?

— Cónclave (2024)

Sí, ganaba.

Yes, I was winning.

— F1 la película (2025)

Más de lo que yo ganaba en años.

More than I used to earn in years.

Claro, yo ganaba más dinero que tú.

Of course, I earned more money than you.

— La única opción (2025)

Ganaba bastante dinero con las compras de pescado, licores y perfumes de Yu.

He made quite a bit of money from Yu’s purchases of fish, liquor, and perfume.

Él no ganaba más de diez dólares al día.

He earned no more than ten dollars a day.

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

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