What is the past tense of desperate?

Answer 1

The word 'desperate' is not a verb.

The word 'desperate' is an adjective, a word used to describe a noun (a desperate struggle, a desperatesituation, etc.)

The related verb is to despair. The past tense is despaired.

Answer 2

Oh, dude, the past tense of desperate is "despaired." It's like when you're so desperate for a snack, but all you find is an old bag of chips that expired last year. So, you just despaired and settled for some water instead.

Answer 3

Well, honey, the past tense of "desperate" is "despaired." So, when you were feeling all hopeless and at the end of your rope, you were officially "despaired." But hey, we've all been there at some point, so no shame in admitting it.

Answer 4

verb Despair

adjective Desperate

noun Despair or Desperation

adverb Desperately

Answer 5

There is no past tense of desperate. Desperate is an adjective, not a verb.

Answer 6

Desperate is an adjective.