Conjugation of the verb govern in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb govern in English.
Conjugation of the verb govern in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I govern
- you govern
- he|she|it governs
- we govern
- you govern
- they govern
Present Continuous
- I am governing
- you are governing
- he|she|it is governing
- we are governing
- you are governing
- they are governing
Present Perfect
- I have governed
- you have governed
- he|she|it has governed
- we have governed
- you have governed
- they have governed
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been governing
- you have been governing
- he|she|it has been governing
- we have been governing
- you have been governing
- they have been governing
How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.
Conjugation of the verb govern in the past tenses
Simple past
- I governed
- you governed
- he|she|it governed
- we governed
- you governed
- they governed
Past continuous
- I was governing
- you were governing
- he|she|it was governing
- we were governing
- you were governing
- they were governing
Past perfect
- I had governed
- you had governed
- he|she|it had governed
- we had governed
- you had governed
- they had governed
Past perfect continuous
- I had been governing
- you had been governing
- he|she|it had been governing
- we had been governing
- you had been governing
- they had been governing
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.
Conjugation of the verb govern in the futur tenses
Future
- I will govern
- you will govern
- he|she|it will govern
- we will govern
- you will govern
- they will govern
Future continuous
- I will be governing
- you will be governing
- he|she|it will be governing
- we will be governing
- you will be governing
- they will be governing
Future perfect
- I will have governed
- you will have governed
- he|she|it will have governed
- we will have governed
- you will have governed
- they will have governed
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been governing
- you will have been governing
- he|she|it will have been governing
- we will have been governing
- you will have been governing
- they will have been governing
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.
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