Ojalá ustedes ganaran el primer premio.I hope you win first prize.
Ojala, ustedes ganen el primer premio.
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This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate Spanish verbs in the Spanish imperfect subjunctive tense (El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo)"
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Hola Todd
Both are correct, however the imperfect subjunctive (ganaran) expresses "less probability". Here's a lesson on this use of past tenses in the subjunctive with ojalá.
I hope it clarifies it.
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Ojalá ustedes ganaran el primer premio.I hope you win first prize.
Ojala, ustedes ganen el primer premio.
Ojala, ustedes ganen el primer premio.
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