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Conjugation of the verb "to despair"

Regular verb

to

despair

Indicative

Present

Affirmative
  1. Idespair
  2. youdespair
  3. he, she, itdespairs
  4. wedespair
  5. youdespair
  6. theydespair
Negative
  1. Ido not despair
  2. youdo not despair
  3. he, she, itdoes not despair
  4. wedo not despair
  5. youdo not despair
  6. theydo not despair
Interrogative
  1. DoI despair?
  2. Doyou despair?
  3. Doeshe, she, it despair?
  4. Dowe despair?
  5. Doyou despair?
  6. Dothey despair?
Passive
  1. Iam despaired
  2. youare despaired
  3. he, she, itis despaired
  4. weare despaired
  5. youare despaired
  6. theyare despaired

Simple past

Affirmative
  1. Idespaired
  2. youdespaired
  3. he, she, itdespaired
  4. wedespaired
  5. youdespaired
  6. theydespaired
Negative
  1. Idid not despair
  2. youdid not despair
  3. he, she, itdid not despair
  4. wedid not despair
  5. youdid not despair
  6. theydid not despair
Interrogative
  1. DidI despair?
  2. Didyou despair?
  3. Didhe, she, it despair?
  4. Didwe despair?
  5. Didyou despair?
  6. Didthey despair?
Passive
  1. Iwas despaired
  2. youwere despaired
  3. he, she, itwas despaired
  4. wewere despaired
  5. youwere despaired
  6. theywere despaired

Future

Affirmative
  1. Iwill despair
  2. youwill despair
  3. he, she, itwill despair
  4. wewill despair
  5. youwill despair
  6. theywill despair
Negative
  1. Iwill not despair
  2. youwill not despair
  3. he, she, itwill not despair
  4. wewill not despair
  5. youwill not despair
  6. theywill not despair
Interrogative
  1. WillI despair?
  2. Willyou despair?
  3. Willhe, she, it despair?
  4. Willwe despair?
  5. Willyou despair?
  6. Willthey despair?
Passive
  1. Iwill be despaired
  2. youwill be despaired
  3. he, she, itwill be despaired
  4. wewill be despaired
  5. youwill be despaired
  6. theywill be despaired

Present perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihave despaired
  2. youhave despaired
  3. he, she, ithas despaired
  4. wehave despaired
  5. youhave despaired
  6. theyhave despaired
Negative
  1. Ihave not despaired
  2. youhave not despaired
  3. he, she, ithas not despaired
  4. wehave not despaired
  5. youhave not despaired
  6. theyhave not despaired
Interrogative
  1. HaveI despaired?
  2. Haveyou despaired?
  3. Hashe, she, it despaired?
  4. Havewe despaired?
  5. Haveyou despaired?
  6. Havethey despaired?
Passive
  1. Ihave been despaired
  2. youhave been despaired
  3. he, she, ithas been despaired
  4. wehave been despaired
  5. youhave been despaired
  6. theyhave been despaired

Past perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihad despaired
  2. youhad despaired
  3. he, she, ithad despaired
  4. wehad despaired
  5. youhad despaired
  6. theyhad despaired
Negative
  1. Ihad not despaired
  2. youhad not despaired
  3. he, she, ithad not despaired
  4. wehad not despaired
  5. youhad not despaired
  6. theyhad not despaired
Interrogative
  1. HadI despaired?
  2. Hadyou despaired?
  3. Hadhe, she, it despaired?
  4. Hadwe despaired?
  5. Hadyou despaired?
  6. Hadthey despaired?
Passive
  1. Ihad been despaired
  2. youhad been despaired
  3. he, she, ithad been despaired
  4. wehad been despaired
  5. youhad been despaired
  6. theyhad been despaired

Future perfect

Affirmative
  1. Iwill have despaired
  2. youwill have despaired
  3. he, she, itwill have despaired
  4. wewill have despaired
  5. youwill have despaired
  6. theywill have despaired
Negative
  1. Iwill not have despaired
  2. youwill not have despaired
  3. he, she, itwill not have despaired
  4. wewill not have despaired
  5. youwill not have despaired
  6. theywill not have despaired
Interrogative
  1. WillI have despaired?
  2. Willyou have despaired?
  3. Willhe, she, it have despaired?
  4. Willwe have despaired?
  5. Willyou have despaired?
  6. Willthey have despaired?
Passive
  1. Iwill have been despaired
  2. youwill have been despaired
  3. he, she, itwill have been despaired
  4. wewill have been despaired
  5. youwill have been despaired
  6. theywill have been despaired

Present continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iam despairing
  2. youare despairing
  3. he, she, itis despairing
  4. weare despairing
  5. youare despairing
  6. theyare despairing
Negative
  1. Iam not despairing
  2. youare not despairing
  3. he, she, itis not despairing
  4. weare not despairing
  5. youare not despairing
  6. theyare not despairing
Interrogative
  1. AmI despairing?
  2. Areyou despairing?
  3. Ishe, she, it despairing?
  4. Arewe despairing?
  5. Areyou despairing?
  6. Arethey despairing?

Past continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwas despairing
  2. youwere despairing
  3. he, she, itwas despairing
  4. wewere despairing
  5. youwere despairing
  6. theywere despairing
Negative
  1. Iwas not despairing
  2. youwere not despairing
  3. he, she, itwas not despairing
  4. wewere not despairing
  5. youwere not despairing
  6. theywere not despairing
Interrogative
  1. WasI despairing?
  2. Wereyou despairing?
  3. Washe, she, it despairing?
  4. Werewe despairing?
  5. Wereyou despairing?
  6. Werethey despairing?

Future continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwill be despairing
  2. youwill be despairing
  3. he, she, itwill be despairing
  4. wewill be despairing
  5. youwill be despairing
  6. theywill be despairing
Negative
  1. Iwill not be despairing
  2. youwill not be despairing
  3. he, she, itwill not be despairing
  4. wewill not be despairing
  5. youwill not be despairing
  6. theywill not be despairing
Interrogative
  1. WillI be despairing?
  2. Willyou be despairing?
  3. Willhe, she, it be despairing?
  4. Willwe be despairing?
  5. Willyou be despairing?
  6. Willthey be despairing?

Future perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwill have been despairing
  2. youwill have been despairing
  3. he, she, itwill have been despairing
  4. wewill have been despairing
  5. youwill have been despairing
  6. theywill have been despairing
Negative
  1. Iwill not have been despairing
  2. youwill not have been despairing
  3. he, she, itwill not have been despairing
  4. wewill not have been despairing
  5. youwill not have been despairing
  6. theywill not have been despairing
Interrogative
  1. WillI have been despairing?
  2. Willyou have been despairing?
  3. Willhe, she, it have been despairing?
  4. Willwe have been despairing?
  5. Willyou have been despairing?
  6. Willthey have been despairing?

Present perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Ihave been despairing
  2. youhave been despairing
  3. he, she, ithas been despairing
  4. wehave been despairing
  5. youhave been despairing
  6. theyhave been despairing
Negative
  1. Ihave not been despairing
  2. youhave not been despairing
  3. he, she, ithas not been despairing
  4. wehave not been despairing
  5. youhave not been despairing
  6. theyhave not been despairing
Interrogative
  1. HaveI been despairing?
  2. Haveyou been despairing?
  3. Hashe, she, it been despairing?
  4. Havewe been despairing?
  5. Haveyou been despairing?
  6. Havethey been despairing?

Past perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Ihad been despairing
  2. youhad been despairing
  3. he, she, ithad been despairing
  4. wehad been despairing
  5. youhad been despairing
  6. theyhad been despairing
Negative
  1. Ihad not been despairing
  2. youhad not been despairing
  3. he, she, ithad not been despairing
  4. wehad not been despairing
  5. youhad not been despairing
  6. theyhad not been despairing
Interrogative
  1. HadI been despairing?
  2. Hadyou been despairing?
  3. Hadhe, she, it been despairing?
  4. Hadwe been despairing?
  5. Hadyou been despairing?
  6. Hadthey been despairing?

Present emphatic

Affirmative
  1. Ido despair
  2. youdo despair
  3. he, she, itdoes despair
  4. wedo despair
  5. youdo despair
  6. theydo despair

Past emphatic

Affirmative
  1. Idid despair
  2. youdid despair
  3. he, she, itdid despair
  4. wedid despair
  5. youdid despair
  6. theydid despair

Conditional

Present

Affirmative
  1. Iwould despair
  2. youwould despair
  3. he, she, itwould despair
  4. wewould despair
  5. youwould despair
  6. theywould despair
Negative
  1. Iwould not despair
  2. youwould not despair
  3. he, she, itwould not despair
  4. wewould not despair
  5. youwould not despair
  6. theywould not despair
Interrogative
  1. WouldI despair?
  2. Wouldyou despair?
  3. Wouldhe, she, it despair?
  4. Wouldwe despair?
  5. Wouldyou despair?
  6. Wouldthey despair?
Passive
  1. Iwould be despaired
  2. youwould be despaired
  3. he, she, itwould be despaired
  4. wewould be despaired
  5. youwould be despaired
  6. theywould be despaired

Perfect

Affirmative
  1. Iwould have despaired
  2. youwould have despaired
  3. he, she, itwould have despaired
  4. wewould have despaired
  5. youwould have despaired
  6. theywould have despaired
Negative
  1. Iwould not have despaired
  2. youwould not have despaired
  3. he, she, itwould not have despaired
  4. wewould not have despaired
  5. youwould not have despaired
  6. theywould not have despaired
Interrogative
  1. WouldI have despaired?
  2. Wouldyou have despaired?
  3. Wouldhe, she, it have despaired?
  4. Wouldwe have despaired?
  5. Wouldyou have despaired?
  6. Wouldthey have despaired?
Passive
  1. Iwould have been despaired
  2. youwould have been despaired
  3. he, she, itwould have been despaired
  4. wewould have been despaired
  5. youwould have been despaired
  6. theywould have been despaired

Present continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwould be despairing
  2. youwould be despairing
  3. he, she, itwould be despairing
  4. wewould be despairing
  5. youwould be despairing
  6. theywould be despairing

Perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwould have been despairing
  2. youwould have been despairing
  3. he, she, itwould have been despairing
  4. wewould have been despairing
  5. youwould have been despairing
  6. theywould have been despairing

Imperative

Present

Affirmative
  1. I—
  2. youdespair!
  3. he, she, it—
  4. welet's despair!
  5. youdespair!
  6. they—
Negative
  1. I—
  2. youdon't despair!
  3. he, she, it—
  4. welet's not despair!
  5. youdon't despair!
  6. they—

Subjunctive

Present

Affirmative
  1. Idespair
  2. youdespair
  3. he, she, itdespair
  4. wedespair
  5. youdespair
  6. theydespair

Past

Affirmative
  1. Idespaired
  2. youdespaired
  3. he, she, itdespaired
  4. wedespaired
  5. youdespaired
  6. theydespaired

Past perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihad despaired
  2. youhad despaired
  3. he, she, ithad despaired
  4. wehad despaired
  5. youhad despaired
  6. theyhad despaired

Future

Affirmative
  1. Ishould despair
  2. youshould despair
  3. he, she, itshould despair
  4. weshould despair
  5. youshould despair
  6. theyshould despair

Infinitive

Present

Affirmative
  1. (to) despair

Perfect

Affirmative
  1. (to) have despaired

Participle

Present

Affirmative
  1. despairing

Past

Affirmative
  1. despaired