Ella Verbsequivocar to mistake, to wrong (make an error) Irregular Verb
At a glance: Equivocar (to mistake, to wrong (make an error)) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: equivoco, equivocas, equivoca, equivocamos, equivocáis, equivocan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (equivoqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (equivoque).

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The Indicative Present of equivocar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “equivoco”, meaning “I mistake”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | equivoco | I mistake |
| Tú | equivocas | you mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | equivoca | s/he mistakes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | equivocamos | we mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | equivocáis | you (plural) mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | equivocan | they mistake |
How it’s built: Regular: stem equivoc- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Preterite of equivocar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “equivoqué”, meaning “I mistook”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | equivoqué | I mistook |
| Tú | equivocaste | you mistook |
| Ella / Él / Usted | equivocó | s/he mistook |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | equivocamos | we mistook |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | equivocasteis | you (plural) mistook |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | equivocaron | they mistook |
How it’s built: Yo changes c to qu (equivoqué); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of equivocar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “equivocaba”, meaning “I used to mistake”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | equivocaba | I used to mistake |
| Tú | equivocabas | you used to mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | equivocaba | s/he used to mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | equivocábamos | we used to mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | equivocabais | you (plural) used to mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | equivocaban | they used to mistake |
How it’s built: Regular: stem equivoc- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of equivocar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy equivocando”, meaning “I am mistaking”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy equivocando | I am mistaking |
| Tú | estás equivocando | you are mistaking |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está equivocando | s/he is mistaking |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos equivocando | we are mistaking |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis equivocando | you (plural) are mistaking |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están equivocando | they are mistaking |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund equivocando.
The Indicative Informal Future of equivocar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a equivocar”, meaning “I am going to mistake”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a equivocar | I am going to mistake |
| Tú | vas a equivocar | you are going to mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a equivocar | s/he is going to mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a equivocar | we are going to mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a equivocar | you (plural) are going to mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a equivocar | they are going to mistake |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive equivocar.
The Indicative Future of equivocar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “equivocaré”, meaning “I will mistake”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | equivocaré | I will mistake |
| Tú | equivocarás | you will mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | equivocará | s/he will mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | equivocaremos | we will mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | equivocaréis | you (plural) will mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | equivocarán | they will mistake |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive equivocar plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of equivocar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “equivocaría”, meaning “I would mistake”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | equivocaría | I would mistake |
| Tú | equivocarías | you would mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | equivocaría | s/he would mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | equivocaríamos | we would mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | equivocaríais | you (plural) would mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | equivocarían | they would mistake |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive equivocar plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of equivocar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he equivocado”, meaning “I have mistaken”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he equivocado | I have mistaken |
| Tú | has equivocado | you have mistaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha equivocado | s/he has mistaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos equivocado | we have mistaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis equivocado | you (plural) have mistaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han equivocado | they have mistaken |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle equivocado.
The Indicative Past Perfect of equivocar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había equivocado”, meaning “I had mistaken”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había equivocado | I had mistaken |
| Tú | habías equivocado | you had mistaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había equivocado | s/he had mistaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos equivocado | we had mistaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais equivocado | you (plural) had mistaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían equivocado | they had mistaken |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle equivocado.
The Indicative Future Perfect of equivocar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré equivocado”, meaning “I will have mistaken”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré equivocado | I will have mistaken |
| Tú | habrás equivocado | you will have mistaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá equivocado | s/he will have mistaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos equivocado | we will have mistaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis equivocado | you (plural) will have mistaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán equivocado | they will have mistaken |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle equivocado.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of equivocar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría equivocado”, meaning “I would have mistaken”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría equivocado | I would have mistaken |
| Tú | habrías equivocado | you would have mistaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría equivocado | s/he would have mistaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos equivocado | we would have mistaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais equivocado | you (plural) would have mistaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían equivocado | they would have mistaken |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle equivocado.
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “equivoque”, meaning “I mistake”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | equivoque | I mistake |
| Tú | equivoques | you mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | equivoque | s/he mistakes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | equivoquemos | we mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | equivoquéis | you (plural) mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | equivoquen | they mistake |
How it’s built: Every form changes c to qu (equivoque, equivoques, equivoque, equivoquemos, equivoquéis, equivoquen).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “equivocara”, meaning “I mistook”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | equivocara | I mistook |
| Tú | equivocaras | you mistook |
| Ella / Él / Usted | equivocara | s/he mistook |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | equivocáramos | we mistook |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | equivocarais | you (plural) mistook |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | equivocaran | they mistook |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, equivocaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (equivocáramos).
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “equivocare”, meaning “I will mistake”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | equivocare | I will mistake |
| Tú | equivocares | you will mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | equivocare | s/he will mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | equivocáremos | we will mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | equivocareis | you (plural) will mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | equivocaren | they will mistake |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, equivocaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (equivocáremos).
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya equivocado”, meaning “I have mistaken”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya equivocado | I have mistaken |
| Tú | hayas equivocado | you have mistaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya equivocado | s/he has mistaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos equivocado | we have mistaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis equivocado | you (plural) have mistaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan equivocado | they have mistaken |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle equivocado.
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera equivocado”, meaning “I had mistaken”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera equivocado | I had mistaken |
| Tú | hubieras equivocado | you had mistaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera equivocado | s/he had mistaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos equivocado | we had mistaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais equivocado | you (plural) had mistaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran equivocado | they had mistaken |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle equivocado.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere equivocado”, meaning “I will have mistaken”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere equivocado | I will have mistaken |
| Tú | hubieres equivocado | you will have mistaken |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere equivocado | s/he will have mistaken |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos equivocado | we will have mistaken |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis equivocado | you (plural) will have mistaken |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren equivocado | they will have mistaken |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle equivocado.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “equivoque”, meaning “(to you formal) mistake!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | equivoca | (to you) mistake! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | equivoque | (to you formal) mistake! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | equivoquemos | let's mistake! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | equivocad | (to you plural) mistake! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | equivoquen | (to you plural formal) mistake! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (equivoca); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (equivoque, equivoquemos, equivoquen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (equivocad).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no equivoque”, meaning “(to you formal) don't mistake!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no equivoques | (to you) don't mistake! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no equivoque | (to you formal) don't mistake! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no equivoquemos | let's not mistake! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no equivoquéis | (to you plural) don't mistake! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no equivoquen | (to you plural formal) don't mistake! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no equivoques, no equivoque, no equivoquemos, no equivoquéis, no equivoquen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Equivocar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (equivoqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (equivoque).
In the present tense (presente), equivocar is conjugated as: yo equivoco, tú equivocas, él/ella/usted equivoca, nosotros equivocamos, vosotros equivocáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes equivocan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), equivocar is conjugated as: yo equivoqué, tú equivocaste, él/ella/usted equivocó, nosotros equivocamos, vosotros equivocasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes equivocaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), equivocar is conjugated as: yo equivocaba, tú equivocabas, él/ella/usted equivocaba, nosotros equivocábamos, vosotros equivocabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes equivocaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), equivocar is conjugated as: yo equivocaré, tú equivocarás, él/ella/usted equivocará, nosotros equivocaremos, vosotros equivocaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes equivocarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), equivocar is conjugated as: yo equivoque, tú equivoques, él/ella/usted equivoque, nosotros equivoquemos, vosotros equivoquéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes equivoquen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
Equivocar means "to mistake, to wrong (make an error)" in the standard sense. Equivocarse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se equivocan" instead of "no equivocan".
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