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FRENCH VERB

gagner

to win, to earn

  • #98 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: gagné
  • Present participle: gagnant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I win
  2. tu you win
  3. il, elle, on he/she wins
  4. nous we win
  5. vous you win
  6. ils, elles they win

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I won
  2. tu you won
  3. il, elle, on he/she won
  4. nous we won
  5. vous you won
  6. ils, elles they won

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to win
  2. tu you used to win
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to win
  4. nous we used to win
  5. vous you used to win
  6. ils, elles they used to win

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will win
  2. tu you will win
  3. il, elle, on he/she will win
  4. nous we will win
  5. vous you will win
  6. ils, elles they will win

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would win
  2. tu you would win
  3. il, elle, on he/she would win
  4. nous we would win
  5. vous you would win
  6. ils, elles they would win

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I win
  2. tu (that) you win
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she win
  4. nous (that) we win
  5. vous (that) you win
  6. ils, elles (that) they win

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu win!
  2. nous win! (let’s)
  3. vous win! (plural, or formal)

How to use gagner

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Elle gagne bien sa vie comme infirmière.

    She earns a good living as a nurse.

  2. Past

    On a gagné le match deux à un !

    We won the match two to one!

  3. Imperfect

    À l'époque, je gagnais mille euros par mois.

    Back then I earned a thousand euros a month.

  4. Future

    Tu gagneras du temps en prenant le métro.

    You'll save time by taking the metro.

  5. Conditional

    Avec ce diplôme, tu gagnerais beaucoup plus.

    With this degree, you'd earn much more.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne pense pas que notre équipe gagne ce soir.

    I don't think our team will win tonight.

  7. Imperative

    Gagne d'abord, tu fêteras ça après !

    Win first, you can celebrate afterwards!

Good to know

  • Gagner sa vie is to earn a living; gagner du temps, to save time.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.