How to conjugate desesperar in Subjunctive 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 Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

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Subjunctive Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
desesperara
desesperaras
Él / Ella / Usted
desesperara
Nosotros / Nosotras
desesperáramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
desesperarais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
desesperaran

Examples of desesperar in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que ella no desesperara.
I hoped she wouldn't despair.
No creía que tú desesperaras.
I didn't believe you would despair.
Él / Ella / Usted
Me sorprendió que él desesperara.
It surprised me that he despair.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Esperábamos que no desesperáramos.
We hoped we wouldn't despair.
Vosotros / Vosotras
No pensaba que vosotros desesperarais.
I didn't think you all would despair.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Era posible que ellos desesperaran.
It was possible that they despair.

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