Conjugation English verb to despair

Indicative

Simple present

I despair
you despair
he despairs
we despair
you despair
they despair

Present progressive/continuous

I am despairing
you are despairing
he is despairing
we are despairing
you are despairing
they are despairing

Simple past

I despaired
you despaired
he despaired
we despaired
you despaired
they despaired

Past progressive/continuous

I was despairing
you were despairing
he was despairing
we were despairing
you were despairing
they were despairing

Present perfect simple

I have despaired
you have despaired
he has despaired
we have despaired
you have despaired
they have despaired

Present perfect progressive/continuous

I have been despairing
you have been despairing
he has been despairing
we have been despairing
you have been despairing
they have been despairing

Past perfect

I had despaired
you had despaired
he had despaired
we had despaired
you had despaired
they had despaired

Past perfect progressive/continuous

I had been despairing
you had been despairing
he had been despairing
we had been despairing
you had been despairing
they had been despairing

Future

I will/shall despair
you will despair
he will despair
we will/shall despair
you will despair
they will despair

Future progressive/continuous

I will/shall be despairing
you will be despairing
he will be despairing
we will/shall be despairing
you will be despairing
they will be despairing

Future perfect

I will/shall have despaired
you will have despaired
he will have despaired
we will/shall have despaired
you will have despaired
they will have despaired

Future perfect continuous

I will/shall have been despairing
you will have been despairing
he will have been despairing
we will/shall have been despairing
you will have been despairing
they will have been despairing

Conditional

Simple

I would/should despair
you would despair
he would despair
we would/should despair
you would despair
they would despair

Progressive

I would/should be despairing
you would be despairing
he would be despairing
we would/should be despairing
you would be despairing
they would be despairing

Perfect

I would/should have despaired
you would have despaired
he would have despaired
we would/should have despaired
you would have despaired
they would have despaired

Perfect progressive

I would/should have been despairing
you would have been despairing
he would have been despairing
we would/should have been despairing
you would have been despairing
they would have been despairing

Translation to despair

to despair ➔ verzweifeln
to despair ➔ desesperar
to despair ➔ désespérer
to despair ➔ desesperar

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