gobernar
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Pensar changes e to ie when the stem is stressed: pienso, piensas, piensa, pensamos, pensáis, piensan. This is the classic 'boot' for -ar verbs. Similar: cerrar, empezar, negar, sentar.
Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjunctive
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
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Indicativo — Indicative
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Imperativo — Imperative
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — gobernar
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber gobernado
- Gerundio — gobernando
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo gobernado
- Participio — gobernado
Key forms
yo
gobierno
tú
gobiernas
él/ella
gobierna
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he gobernado
tú
has gobernado
él/ella
ha gobernado
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
goberné
tú
gobernaste
él/ella
gobernó
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
gobernaba
tú
gobernabas
él/ella
gobernaba
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había gobernado
tú
habías gobernado
él/ella
había gobernado
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube gobernado
tú
hubiste gobernado
él/ella
hubo gobernado
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
gobernaré
tú
gobernarás
él/ella
gobernará
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
gobernaría
tú
gobernarías
él/ella
gobernaría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré gobernado
tú
habrás gobernado
él/ella
habrá gobernado
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría gobernado
tú
habrías gobernado
él/ella
habría gobernado
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
gobierne
tú
gobiernes
él/ella
gobierne
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya gobernado
tú
hayas gobernado
él/ella
haya gobernado
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
gobernara (gobernase)
tú
gobernaras (gobernases)
él/ella
gobernara (gobernase)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera gobernado (hubiese gobernado)
tú
hubieras gobernado (hubieses gobernado)
él/ella
hubiera gobernado (hubiese gobernado)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
gobernare
tú
gobernares
él/ella
gobernare
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere gobernado
tú
hubieres gobernado
él/ella
hubiere gobernado
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
gobierna
él/ella
gobierne
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
gobiernes
él/ella
gobierne
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