Desesperar

to despair

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

desesperar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

desesperando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

desesperado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desespero I despair	I despair
tú	desesperas you despair	you despair
él/ella/usted	desespera he/she/you despairs	he/she/you despairs
nosotros	desesperamos we despair	we despair
vosotros	desesperáis you all despair	you all despair
ellos/ustedes	desesperan they/you all despair	they/you all despair

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desesperaba I used to despair	I used to despair
tú	desesperabas you used to despair	you used to despair
él/ella/usted	desesperaba he/she/you used to despair	he/she/you used to despair
nosotros	desesperábamos we used to despair	we used to despair
vosotros	desesperabais you all used to despair	you all used to despair
ellos/ustedes	desesperaban they/you all used to despair	they/you all used to despair

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desesperé I despaired	I despaired
tú	desesperaste you despaired	you despaired
él/ella/usted	desesperó he/she/you despaired	he/she/you despaired
nosotros	desesperamos we despaired	we despaired
vosotros	desesperasteis you all despaired	you all despaired
ellos/ustedes	desesperaron they/you all despaired	they/you all despaired

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desesperaré I will despair	I will despair
tú	desesperarás you will despair	you will despair
él/ella/usted	desesperará he/she/you will despair	he/she/you will despair
nosotros	desesperaremos we will despair	we will despair
vosotros	desesperaréis you all will despair	you all will despair
ellos/ustedes	desesperarán they/you all will despair	they/you all will despair

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desesperaría I would despair	I would despair
tú	desesperarías you would despair	you would despair
él/ella/usted	desesperaría he/she/you would despair	he/she/you would despair
nosotros	desesperaríamos we would despair	we would despair
vosotros	desesperaríais you all would despair	you all would despair
ellos/ustedes	desesperarían they/you all would despair	they/you all would despair

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desespere that I despair	that I despair
tú	desesperes that you despair	that you despair
él/ella/usted	desespere that he/she/you despair	that he/she/you despair
nosotros	desesperemos that we despair	that we despair
vosotros	desesperéis that you all despair	that you all despair
ellos/ustedes	desesperen that they/you all despair	that they/you all despair

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desesperara or desesperase that I despaired	that I despaired
tú	desesperaras or desesperases that you despaired	that you despaired
él/ella/usted	desesperara or desesperase that he/she/you despaired	that he/she/you despaired
nosotros	desesperáramos or desesperásemos that we despaired	that we despaired
vosotros	desesperarais or desesperaseis that you all despaired	that you all despaired
ellos/ustedes	desesperaran or desesperasen that they/you all despaired	that they/you all despaired

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he desesperado I have despaired	I have despaired
tú	has desesperado you have despaired	you have despaired
él/ella/usted	ha desesperado he/she/you have despaired	he/she/you have despaired
nosotros	hemos desesperado we have despaired	we have despaired
vosotros	habéis desesperado you all have despaired	you all have despaired
ellos/ustedes	han desesperado they/you all have despaired	they/you all have despaired

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había desesperado I had despaired	I had despaired
tú	habías desesperado you had despaired	you had despaired
él/ella/usted	había desesperado he/she/you had despaired	he/she/you had despaired
nosotros	habíamos desesperado we had despaired	we had despaired
vosotros	habíais desesperado you all had despaired	you all had despaired
ellos/ustedes	habían desesperado they/you all had despaired	they/you all had despaired

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube desesperado I had despaired	I had despaired
tú	hubiste desesperado you had despaired	you had despaired
él/ella/usted	hubo desesperado he/she/you had despaired	he/she/you had despaired
nosotros	hubimos desesperado we had despaired	we had despaired
vosotros	hubisteis desesperado you all had despaired	you all had despaired
ellos/ustedes	hubieron desesperado they/you all had despaired	they/you all had despaired

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré desesperado I will have despaired	I will have despaired
tú	habrás desesperado you will have despaired	you will have despaired
él/ella/usted	habrá desesperado he/she/you will have despaired	he/she/you will have despaired
nosotros	habremos desesperado we will have despaired	we will have despaired
vosotros	habréis desesperado you all will have despaired	you all will have despaired
ellos/ustedes	habrán desesperado they/you all will have despaired	they/you all will have despaired

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría desesperado I would have despaired	I would have despaired
tú	habrías desesperado you would have despaired	you would have despaired
él/ella/usted	habría desesperado he/she/you would have despaired	he/she/you would have despaired
nosotros	habríamos desesperado we would have despaired	we would have despaired
vosotros	habríais desesperado you all would have despaired	you all would have despaired
ellos/ustedes	habrían desesperado they/you all would have despaired	they/you all would have despaired

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya desesperado that I have despaired	that I have despaired
tú	hayas desesperado that you have despaired	that you have despaired
él/ella/usted	haya desesperado that he/she/you have despaired	that he/she/you have despaired
nosotros	hayamos desesperado that we have despaired	that we have despaired
vosotros	hayáis desesperado that you all have despaired	that you all have despaired
ellos/ustedes	hayan desesperado that they/you all have despaired	that they/you all have despaired

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera desesperado that I had despaired	that I had despaired
tú	hubieras desesperado that you had despaired	that you had despaired
él/ella/usted	hubiera desesperado that he/she/you had despaired	that he/she/you had despaired
nosotros	hubiéramos desesperado that we had despaired	that we had despaired
vosotros	hubierais desesperado that you all had despaired	that you all had despaired
ellos/ustedes	hubieran desesperado that they/you all had despaired	that they/you all had despaired

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	desespera	despair! (you)
usted	desespere	despair! (you formal)
nosotros	desesperemos	let's despair!
vosotros	desesperad	despair! (you all)
ustedes	desesperen	despair! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no desesperes	don't despair! (you)
usted	no desespere	don't despair! (you formal)
nosotros	no desesperemos	let's not despair!
vosotros	no desesperéis	don't despair! (you all)
ustedes	no desesperen	don't despair! (you all)

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