| Present "govern" | I | govern | |
| Present Continuous "govern" | I | am governing | |
| Simple past "govern" | I | governed | |
| Past Continuous "govern" | I | was governing | |
| Present perfect "govern" | I | have governed | |
| Present perfect continuous "govern" | I | have been governing | |
| Past perfect "govern" | I | had governed | |
| Past perfect continuous "govern" | I | had been governing | |
| Future "govern" | I | will govern | |
| Future continuous "govern" | I | will be governing | |
| Future perfect "govern" | I | will have governed | |
| Future perfect continuous "govern" | I | will have been governing |