yo gobernaba

governed, was governing

→ gobernar
gobern govern; rule + aba Imperfect past (yo/él/ella/usted)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #44,276
governed, was governing
SP: El presidente gobernaba el país.
EN: The president governed the country.
Conjugation of gobernar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First gobernaba —
Third gobernaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First gobernaba —
Third gobernaba —

El pueblo estaba descontento con el régimen que los gobernaba.

The people were dissatisfied with the regime that governed them.

— Senna (2010)

Sí, es de la familia desde que gobernaba La Guardia.

Yes, he's been part of the family since he was governor of La Guardia.

— Jugada Maestra (2026)

El rey gobernaba el país.

The king ruled the country.

¿Quién gobernaba este país?

Who was governing this country?

Jim y yo nos pusimos a los remos largos mientras Kat gobernaba.

Jim and I took the long oars while Kat steered.

España gobernaba Cuba en ese tiempo.

Spain ruled Cuba at that time.