L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Introduction to the verb désespérer
The English translation of the French verb désespérer is “to despair.” It is pronounced as “day-zez-peh-ray.”
The word désespérer comes from the French word “désespoir,” meaning despair, and the suffix “-er,” which is used to form verbs in French. It is most often used in everyday French to express a feeling of hopelessness or extreme sadness.
In the L’infinitif Présent (infinitive present) tense, désespérer is used to describe ongoing or habitual despair. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- Je désespère de trouver un emploi. (I despair of finding a job.)
- Nous désespérons de gagner le match. (We despair of winning the game.)
- Elle désespère de réconcilier ses parents. (She despairs of reconciling her parents.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of désespérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | désespère | Je désespère souvent. | I often despair. |
tu | désespères | Tu désespères facilement. | You easily despair. |
il | désespère | Il désespère en silence. | He despairs in silence. |
elle | désespère | Elle désespère de la situation. | She despairs about the situation. |
on | désespère | On désespère devant cette situation. | We despair in front of this situation. |
nous | désespérons | Nous désespérons de l’avenir. | We despair about the future. |
vous | désespérez | Vous désespérez de la politique. | You despair about politics. |
ils | désespèrent | Ils désespèrent de leur avenir. | They despair about their future. |
elles | désespèrent | Elles désespèrent souvent. | They often despair. |
Other Conjugations for Désespérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer (this article)
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Désespérer – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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