past v.s. future tense
"Sie müssen gewinnen". In this phrase, "gewinnen" is past tense, even though it's referring to a future situation. Warum?

Question

past v.s. future tense
"Sie müssen gewinnen".  In this phrase, "gewinnen" is past tense, even though it's referring to a future situation.  Warum?

Answer

Not every "ge- " in front of a verb/ word indicates a participle.
gewinnen - to win
In etwas geraten - to get into something
geloben - to vow
genesen - recover
There are plenty of them...

Answer

"to win" = gewinnen, and the past participle (Partizip II) of "gewinnen" is "gewonnen".  Please do not be confused between them.

Referenz:
https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/gewinnen
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Ich wünsche Dir einen schönen Tag.／I wish you a good day.

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