| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I despair |
| you despair |
| he/she/it despairs |
| we despair |
| you all despair |
| they despair |
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| I am despairing |
| you are despairing |
| he/she/it is despairing |
| we are despairing |
| you all are despairing |
| they are despairing |
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| I have despaired |
| you have despaired |
| he/she/it has despaired |
| we have despaired |
| you all have despaired |
| they have despaired |
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| I have been despairing |
| you have been despairing |
| he/she/it has been despairing |
| we have been despairing |
| you all have been despairing |
| they have been despairing |
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| Past |
| I despaired |
| you despaired |
| he/she/it despaired |
| we despaired |
| you all despaired |
| they despaired |
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| I was despairing |
| you were despairing |
| he/she/it was despairing |
| we were despairing |
| you all were despairing |
| they were despairing |
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| I had despaired |
| you had despaired |
| he/she/it had despaired |
| we had despaired |
| you all had despaired |
| they had despaired |
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| I had been despairing |
| you had been despairing |
| he/she/it had been despairing |
| we had been despairing |
| you all had been despairing |
| they had been despairing |
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| Future |
| I will despair |
| you will despair |
| he/she/it will despair |
| we will despair |
| you all will despair |
| they will despair |
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| I will be despairing |
| you will be despairing |
| he/she/it will be despairing |
| we are despairing |
| you all will be despairing |
| they will be despairing |
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| I will have despaired |
| you will have despaired |
| he/she/it will have despaired |
| we will have despaired |
| you all will have despaired |
| they will have despaired |
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| I will have been despairing |
| you will have been despairing |
| he/she/it will have been despairing |
| we will have been despairing |
| you all will have been despairing |
| they will have been despairing |
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