let's not despair

Negative imperative we conjugation of despair.

despair

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Present:	despairing
Past:	despaired

Indicative of "despair"

	Present	Past	Future
I	despair	despaired	will despair
you	despair	despaired	will despair
he/she	despairs	despaired	will despair
we	despair	despaired	will despair
you	despair	despaired	will despair
they	despair	despaired	will despair

Perfect of "despair"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have despaired	had despaired	will have despaired
you	have despaired	had despaired	will have despaired
he/she	has despaired	had despaired	will have despaired
we	have despaired	had despaired	will have despaired
you	have despaired	had despaired	will have despaired
they	have despaired	had despaired	will have despaired

Imperative of "despair"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	despair	don't despair
he/she	-	-
we	let's despair	let's not despair
you	despair	don't despair
they	-	-

Progressive of "despair"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am despairing	was despairing	will be despairing
you	are despairing	were despairing	will be despairing
he/she	is despairing	was despairing	will be despairing
we	are despairing	were despairing	will be despairing
you	are despairing	were despairing	will be despairing
they	are despairing	were despairing	will be despairing

Perfect Progressive of "despair"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been despairing	had been despairing	will have been despairing
you	have been despairing	had been despairing	will have been despairing
he/she	has been despairing	had been despairing	will have been despairing
we	have been despairing	had been despairing	will have been despairing
you	have been despairing	had been despairing	will have been despairing
they	have been despairing	had been despairing	will have been despairing

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