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Conjugation of the French verb gouverner

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb gouverner, along with their English translations.

gouverner is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
gouverner	to rule

Present		Scored
je gouverne	I rule
tu gouvernes	you rule
il gouverne	he rules
elle gouverne	she rules
nous gouvernons	we rule
vous gouvernez	you rule
ils gouvernent	they rule
elles gouvernent	they rule

Imperfect		Scored
je gouvernais	I was ruling
tu gouvernais	you were ruling
il gouvernait	he was ruling
elle gouvernait	she was ruling
nous gouvernions	we were ruling
vous gouverniez	you were ruling
ils gouvernaient	they were ruling
elles gouvernaient	they were ruling

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je gouvernai	I ruled
tu gouvernas	you ruled
il gouverna	he ruled
elle gouverna	she ruled
nous gouvernâmes	we ruled
vous gouvernâtes	you ruled
ils gouvernèrent	they ruled
elles gouvernèrent	they ruled

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai gouverné	I have ruled
tu as gouverné	you have ruled
il a gouverné	he has ruled
elle a gouverné	she has ruled
nous avons gouverné	we have ruled
vous avez gouverné	you have ruled
ils ont gouverné	they have ruled
elles ont gouverné	they have ruled

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais gouverné	I had ruled
tu avais gouverné	you had ruled
il avait gouverné	he had ruled
elle avait gouverné	she had ruled
nous avions gouverné	we had ruled
vous aviez gouverné	you had ruled
ils avaient gouverné	they had ruled
elles avaient gouverné	they had ruled

Future		Scored
je gouvernerai	I will rule
tu gouverneras	you will rule
il gouvernera	he will rule
elle gouvernera	she will rule
nous gouvernerons	we will rule
vous gouvernerez	you will rule
ils gouverneront	they will rule
elles gouverneront	they will rule

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai gouverné	I will have ruled
tu auras gouverné	you will have ruled
il aura gouverné	he will have ruled
elle aura gouverné	she will have ruled
nous aurons gouverné	we will have ruled
vous aurez gouverné	you will have ruled
ils auront gouverné	they will have ruled
elles auront gouverné	they will have ruled

Conditional		Scored
je gouvernerais	I would rule
tu gouvernerais	you would rule
il gouvernerait	he would rule
elle gouvernerait	she would rule
nous gouvernerions	we would rule
vous gouverneriez	you would rule
ils gouverneraient	they would rule
elles gouverneraient	they would rule

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais gouverné	I would have ruled
tu aurais gouverné	you would have ruled
il aurait gouverné	he would have ruled
elle aurait gouverné	she would have ruled
nous aurions gouverné	we would have ruled
vous auriez gouverné	you would have ruled
ils auraient gouverné	they would have ruled
elles auraient gouverné	they would have ruled

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je gouverne	(... that) I rule
(... que) tu gouvernes	(... that) you rule
(... que) il gouverne	(... that) he rules
(... que) elle gouverne	(... that) she rules
(... que) nous gouvernions	(... that) we rule
(... que) vous gouverniez	(... that) you rule
(... que) ils gouvernent	(... that) they rule
(... que) elles gouvernent	(... that) they rule

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je gouvernasse	(... that) I was ruling
(... que) tu gouvernasses	(... that) you were ruling
(... que) il gouvernât	(... that) he was ruling
(... que) elle gouvernât	(... that) she was ruling
(... que) nous gouvernassions	(... that) we were ruling
(... que) vous gouvernassiez	(... that) you were ruling
(... que) ils gouvernassent	(... that) they were ruling
(... que) elles gouvernassent	(... that) they were ruling

Imperative		Scored
gouverne	Rule
gouvernons	Let's rule
gouvernez	Rule

Present Participle		Scored
gouvernant	ruling

Past Participle		Scored
gouverné	ruled

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