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to despair
Regular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I despair |
| du | you despair |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it despairs |
| wir | we despair |
| ihr | you (plural) despair |
| sie/Sie | they despair; you (formal) despair |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I despaired |
| du | you despaired |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it despaired |
| wir | we despaired |
| ihr | you (plural) despaired |
| sie/Sie | they despaired; you (formal) despaired |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I despaired; I have despaired |
| du | you despaired; you have despaired |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it despaired; he/she/it has despaired |
| wir | we despaired; we have despaired |
| ihr | you (plural) despaired; you (plural) have despaired |
| sie/Sie | they despaired; they have despaired; you (formal) despaired; you (formal) have despaired |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had despaired |
| du | you had despaired |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had despaired |
| wir | we had despaired |
| ihr | you (plural) had despaired |
| sie/Sie | they had despaired; you (formal) had despaired |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will despair |
| du | you will despair |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will despair |
| wir | we will despair |
| ihr | you (plural) will despair |
| sie/Sie | they will despair; you (formal) will despair |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have despaired |
| du | you will have despaired |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have despaired |
| wir | we will have despaired |
| ihr | you (plural) will have despaired |
| sie/Sie | they will have despaired; you (formal) will have despaired |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I despair |
| du | (that) you despair |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it despairs |
| wir | (that) we despair |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) despair |
| sie/Sie | (that) they despair; (that) you (formal) despair |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would despair |
| du | you would despair |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would despair |
| wir | we would despair |
| ihr | you (plural) would despair |
| sie/Sie | they would despair; you (formal) would despair |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have despaired |
| du | you would have despaired |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have despaired |
| wir | we would have despaired |
| ihr | you (plural) would have despaired |
| sie/Sie | they would have despaired; you (formal) would have despaired |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would despair |
| du | you would despair |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would despair |
| wir | we would despair |
| ihr | you (plural) would despair |
| sie/Sie | they would despair; you (formal) would despair |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have despaired |
| du | (reportedly) you have despaired |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has despaired |
| wir | (reportedly) we have despaired |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have despaired |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have despaired; (reportedly) you (formal) have despaired |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will despair |
| du | (reportedly) you will despair |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will despair |
| wir | (reportedly) we will despair |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will despair |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will despair; (reportedly) you (formal) will despair |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | despair! |
| ihr | despair! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | despair! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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