Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Introduction to the verb désespérer
The English translation of the French verb désespérer is “to despair”. The infinitive form “désespérer” is pronounced as “day-zeh-speh-reh”.
The word “désespérer” originates from the Latin “desperare”, meaning “to have no hope”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense to express actions or states that occurred in the past. However, it is important to note that the Passé Simple tense is rarely used in spoken French and is predominantly found in written literature.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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Je désespérai de trouver une solution à mon problème.
(I despaired of finding a solution to my problem.) -
Il désespéra devant les difficultés du projet.
(He despaired in the face of the project’s difficulties.) -
Elle désespéra de trouver l’amour de sa vie.
(She despaired of finding the love of her life.)
In these examples, “désespérer” in the Passé Simple tense indicates a state of despair or a feeling of hopelessness in the past.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of désespérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | désespérai | J’ai désespéré de la situation. | I despaired of the situation. |
Tu | désespéras | Tu désespéras devant l’échec. | You despaired in the face of failure. |
Il | désespéra | Il désespéra de trouver une solution. | He despaired of finding a solution. |
Elle | désespéra | Elle désespéra devant l’adversité. | She despaired in the face of adversity. |
On | désespéra | On désespéra de comprendre. | One despaired of understanding. |
Nous | désespérâmes | Nous désespérâmes du résultat. | We despaired of the result. |
Vous | désespérâtes | Vous désespérâtes devant l’ampleur du problème. | You despaired at the magnitude of the problem. |
Ils | désespérèrent | Ils désespérèrent de le retrouver. | They despaired of finding him. |
Elles | désespérèrent | Elles désespérèrent face à l’échec. | They (feminine) despaired in the face of failure. |
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 (You’re reading it right now!)
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
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désespérer
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Désespérer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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