How to conjugate desesperar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

desesperar
to despair, to become desperate
regular verb

Desesperar means to cause someone to lose hope or patience, or to become desperate oneself. It is used to describe feelings of frustration or hopelessness.

How to conjugate desesperar in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
desesperaba
desesperabas
Él / Ella / Usted
desesperaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
desesperábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
desesperabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
desesperaban

Examples of desesperar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo desesperaba cuando perdía el juego.
I used to despair when I lost the game.
Tú desesperabas por las malas noticias.
You used to despair over bad news.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella desesperaba con el tráfico.
She used to despair with the traffic.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros desesperábamos sin respuesta.
We used to despair without an answer.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros desesperabais por la espera.
You all used to despair from the wait.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos desesperaban en la situación.
They used to despair in the situation.

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Yo desesperaba cuando perdía el juego.

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