Gobernar conjugation chart
Gobernar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I govern | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you govern | |
| vos | you govern | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she governs | |
| nosotros | we govern | |
| vosotros | you all govern | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they govern |
The highlighted forms change their stem. Notice that nosotros, vosotros and vos stay out: draw a line around the forms that change and you get a boot, which is why these are called “boot verbs.”
Gobernar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I governed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you governed | |
| vos | you governed | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she governed | |
| nosotros | we governed | |
| vosotros | you all governed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they governed |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Gobernar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to govern | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to govern | |
| vos | you used to govern | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to govern | |
| nosotros | we used to govern | |
| vosotros | you all used to govern | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to govern |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Gobernar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will govern | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will govern | |
| vos | you will govern | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will govern | |
| nosotros | we will govern | |
| vosotros | you all will govern | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will govern |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Gobernar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would govern | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would govern | |
| vos | you would govern | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would govern | |
| nosotros | we would govern | |
| vosotros | you all would govern | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would govern |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Gobernar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I govern | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you govern | |
| vos | that you govern | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she govern | |
| nosotros | that we govern | |
| vosotros | that you all govern | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they govern |
Irregular in yo, tú, él/ella/usted and ellos/ustedes (in red): gobierne, gobiernes…; the other forms are regular.
Gobernar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I governed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you governed | |
| vos | if you governed | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she governed | |
| nosotros | if we governed | |
| vosotros | if you all governed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they governed |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (gobernase), more common in writing.
Gobernar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | govern! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | govern! | |
| usted | govern! | |
| nosotros | let's govern! | |
| vosotros | govern! | |
| ustedes | govern! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: gobierna. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (gobierne, gobernemos, gobiernen).
Gobernar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't govern! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't govern! | |
| usted | don't govern! | |
| nosotros | let's not govern! | |
| vosotros | don't govern! | |
| ustedes | don't govern! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + gobiernes, gobierne…
Always the verb haber + the past participle gobernado, which never changes.
Gobernar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he gobernado |
|---|---|
| tú | has gobernado |
| vos | has gobernado |
| él, ella, usted | ha gobernado |
| nosotros | hemos gobernado |
| vosotros | habéis gobernado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han gobernado |
Gobernar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había gobernado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías gobernado |
| vos | habías gobernado |
| él, ella, usted | había gobernado |
| nosotros | habíamos gobernado |
| vosotros | habíais gobernado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían gobernado |
Gobernar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré gobernado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás gobernado |
| vos | habrás gobernado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá gobernado |
| nosotros | habremos gobernado |
| vosotros | habréis gobernado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán gobernado |
Gobernar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría gobernado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías gobernado |
| vos | habrías gobernado |
| él, ella, usted | habría gobernado |
| nosotros | habríamos gobernado |
| vosotros | habríais gobernado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían gobernado |
Gobernar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya gobernado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas gobernado |
| vos | hayas gobernado |
| él, ella, usted | haya gobernado |
| nosotros | hayamos gobernado |
| vosotros | hayáis gobernado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan gobernado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Practice gobernar
Type the right form and press Enter. A missing accent still counts, but I'll point it out.
Verbs like gobernar
Stem change e → ie (gobernar → gobiernas). Same pattern:
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