Ganaban

Ganaban is the third-person plural form of the Spanish verb ganar in the imperfect indicative mood. The verb ganar means to win a game or competition, or to earn money or other gains. Ganaban is used to describe habitual or ongoing actions in the past by ellos, ellas, or ustedes, rather than a completed event.

Usage of ganaban typically appears in contexts describing repeated past actions or states. For example: "Los equipos ganaban la mayoría de los partidos" (The teams were winning most of the matches) or "Antes ganaban menos dinero" (They earned less money before). The imperfect form contrasts with the preterite ganaron, which marks a completed event, and with ganando, the present participle form meaning winning or earning currently or in the process.

Conjugation context: Ganar is conjugated as follows in the imperfect: ganaba, ganabas, ganaba, ganábamos, ganabais, ganaban. The present indicative forms are gano, ganas, gana, ganamos, ganáis, ganan; the past participle is ganado and the gerund is ganando. The form ganaban is used with ustedes or ellos/ellas as the subject in the imperfect, and can also appear in regional varieties where ustedes is treated as the plural they.