| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I govern |
| you govern |
| he/she/it governs |
| we govern |
| you all govern |
| they govern |
|
| I am governing |
| you are governing |
| he/she/it is governing |
| we are governing |
| you all are governing |
| they are governing |
|
| I have governed |
| you have governed |
| he/she/it has governed |
| we have governed |
| you all have governed |
| they have governed |
|
| I have been governing |
| you have been governing |
| he/she/it has been governing |
| we have been governing |
| you all have been governing |
| they have been governing |
|
| Past |
| I governed |
| you governed |
| he/she/it governed |
| we governed |
| you all governed |
| they governed |
|
| I was governing |
| you were governing |
| he/she/it was governing |
| we were governing |
| you all were governing |
| they were governing |
|
| I had governed |
| you had governed |
| he/she/it had governed |
| we had governed |
| you all had governed |
| they had governed |
|
| I had been governing |
| you had been governing |
| he/she/it had been governing |
| we had been governing |
| you all had been governing |
| they had been governing |
|
| Future |
| I will govern |
| you will govern |
| he/she/it will govern |
| we will govern |
| you all will govern |
| they will govern |
|
| I will be governing |
| you will be governing |
| he/she/it will be governing |
| we are governing |
| you all will be governing |
| they will be governing |
|
| I will have governed |
| you will have governed |
| he/she/it will have governed |
| we will have governed |
| you all will have governed |
| they will have governed |
|
| I will have been governing |
| you will have been governing |
| he/she/it will have been governing |
| we will have been governing |
| you all will have been governing |
| they will have been governing |
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