Gobernar

to govern

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

gobernar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

gobernando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

gobernado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	goberno I govern	I govern
tú	gobernas you govern	you govern
él/ella/usted	goberna he/she/you governs	he/she/you governs
nosotros	gobernamos we govern	we govern
vosotros	gobernáis you all govern	you all govern
ellos/ustedes	gobernan they/you all govern	they/you all govern

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	gobernaba I used to govern	I used to govern
tú	gobernabas you used to govern	you used to govern
él/ella/usted	gobernaba he/she/you used to govern	he/she/you used to govern
nosotros	gobernábamos we used to govern	we used to govern
vosotros	gobernabais you all used to govern	you all used to govern
ellos/ustedes	gobernaban they/you all used to govern	they/you all used to govern

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	goberné I governed	I governed
tú	gobernaste you governed	you governed
él/ella/usted	gobernó he/she/you governed	he/she/you governed
nosotros	gobernamos we governed	we governed
vosotros	gobernasteis you all governed	you all governed
ellos/ustedes	gobernaron they/you all governed	they/you all governed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	gobernaré I will govern	I will govern
tú	gobernarás you will govern	you will govern
él/ella/usted	gobernará he/she/you will govern	he/she/you will govern
nosotros	gobernaremos we will govern	we will govern
vosotros	gobernaréis you all will govern	you all will govern
ellos/ustedes	gobernarán they/you all will govern	they/you all will govern

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	gobernaría I would govern	I would govern
tú	gobernarías you would govern	you would govern
él/ella/usted	gobernaría he/she/you would govern	he/she/you would govern
nosotros	gobernaríamos we would govern	we would govern
vosotros	gobernaríais you all would govern	you all would govern
ellos/ustedes	gobernarían they/you all would govern	they/you all would govern

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	goberne that I govern	that I govern
tú	gobernes that you govern	that you govern
él/ella/usted	goberne that he/she/you govern	that he/she/you govern
nosotros	gobernemos that we govern	that we govern
vosotros	gobernéis that you all govern	that you all govern
ellos/ustedes	gobernen that they/you all govern	that they/you all govern

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	gobernara or gobernase that I governed	that I governed
tú	gobernaras or gobernases that you governed	that you governed
él/ella/usted	gobernara or gobernase that he/she/you governed	that he/she/you governed
nosotros	gobernáramos or gobernásemos that we governed	that we governed
vosotros	gobernarais or gobernaseis that you all governed	that you all governed
ellos/ustedes	gobernaran or gobernasen that they/you all governed	that they/you all governed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he gobernado I have governed	I have governed
tú	has gobernado you have governed	you have governed
él/ella/usted	ha gobernado he/she/you have governed	he/she/you have governed
nosotros	hemos gobernado we have governed	we have governed
vosotros	habéis gobernado you all have governed	you all have governed
ellos/ustedes	han gobernado they/you all have governed	they/you all have governed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había gobernado I had governed	I had governed
tú	habías gobernado you had governed	you had governed
él/ella/usted	había gobernado he/she/you had governed	he/she/you had governed
nosotros	habíamos gobernado we had governed	we had governed
vosotros	habíais gobernado you all had governed	you all had governed
ellos/ustedes	habían gobernado they/you all had governed	they/you all had governed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube gobernado I had governed	I had governed
tú	hubiste gobernado you had governed	you had governed
él/ella/usted	hubo gobernado he/she/you had governed	he/she/you had governed
nosotros	hubimos gobernado we had governed	we had governed
vosotros	hubisteis gobernado you all had governed	you all had governed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron gobernado they/you all had governed	they/you all had governed

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré gobernado I will have governed	I will have governed
tú	habrás gobernado you will have governed	you will have governed
él/ella/usted	habrá gobernado he/she/you will have governed	he/she/you will have governed
nosotros	habremos gobernado we will have governed	we will have governed
vosotros	habréis gobernado you all will have governed	you all will have governed
ellos/ustedes	habrán gobernado they/you all will have governed	they/you all will have governed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría gobernado I would have governed	I would have governed
tú	habrías gobernado you would have governed	you would have governed
él/ella/usted	habría gobernado he/she/you would have governed	he/she/you would have governed
nosotros	habríamos gobernado we would have governed	we would have governed
vosotros	habríais gobernado you all would have governed	you all would have governed
ellos/ustedes	habrían gobernado they/you all would have governed	they/you all would have governed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya gobernado that I have governed	that I have governed
tú	hayas gobernado that you have governed	that you have governed
él/ella/usted	haya gobernado that he/she/you have governed	that he/she/you have governed
nosotros	hayamos gobernado that we have governed	that we have governed
vosotros	hayáis gobernado that you all have governed	that you all have governed
ellos/ustedes	hayan gobernado that they/you all have governed	that they/you all have governed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera gobernado that I had governed	that I had governed
tú	hubieras gobernado that you had governed	that you had governed
él/ella/usted	hubiera gobernado that he/she/you had governed	that he/she/you had governed
nosotros	hubiéramos gobernado that we had governed	that we had governed
vosotros	hubierais gobernado that you all had governed	that you all had governed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran gobernado that they/you all had governed	that they/you all had governed

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	goberna	govern! (you)
usted	goberne	govern! (you formal)
nosotros	gobernemos	let's govern!
vosotros	gobernad	govern! (you all)
ustedes	gobernen	govern! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no gobernes	don't govern! (you)
usted	no goberne	don't govern! (you formal)
nosotros	no gobernemos	let's not govern!
vosotros	no gobernéis	don't govern! (you all)
ustedes	no gobernen	don't govern! (you all)

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