Present
| I | despair |
| You | despair |
| She | despairs |
| We | despair |
| They | despair |
Past
| I | despaired |
| You | despaired |
| She | despaired |
| We | despaired |
| They | despaired |
Perfect
| I | have | despaired |
| You | have | despaired |
| She | has | despaired |
| We | have | despaired |
| They | have | despaired |
Future
| I | will | despair |
| You | will | despair |
| She | will | despair |
| We | will | despair |
| They | will | despair |
Past Perfect
| I | had | despaired |
| You | had | despaired |
| She | had | despaired |
| We | had | despaired |
| They | had | despaired |
Future Perfect
| I | will | have | despaired |
| You | will | have | despaired |
| She | will | have | despaired |
| We | will | have | despaired |
| They | will | have | despaired |
Present - Conditional
| I | would | despair |
| You | would | despair |
| She | would | despair |
| We | would | despair |
| They | would | despair |
Perfect - Conditional
| I | would | have | despaired |
| You | would | have | despaired |
| She | would | have | despaired |
| We | would | have | despaired |
| They | would | have | despaired |