| Present Simple - Presente (Present) "govern" | I | govern | |
| Presente Contínuo (Present Continuous) (Present Continuous) "govern" | I | am governing | |
| Tempo passado (Simple past) "govern" | I | governed | |
| Passado Contínuo (Past Continuous) "govern" | I | was governing | |
| Present Perfect (Present perfect) "govern" | I | have governed | |
| Perfeito Presente Contínuo (Present Perfect Continuous) "govern" | I | have been governing | |
| Past Perfect (Present perfect) "govern" | I | had governed | |
| Perfeito presente contínuo (Past perfect continuous) "govern" | I | had been governing | |
| O futuro (Future) "govern" | I | will govern | |
| Futuro do Pretérito (Future Continuous) "govern" | I | will be governing | |
| Futuro (Future perfect) "govern" | I | will have governed | |
| Perfeito Futuro do Pretérito (Future perfect continuous) "govern" | I | will have been governing |