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How to conjugate Equivocar in Spanish

equivocar 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).

Past participle
equivocado mistaken
Gerund
equivocando mistaking
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Indicative tenses of Equivocar

Equivocar in the Indicative Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoequivocoI mistake
Túequivocasyou mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedequivocas/he mistakes
Nosotras / Nosotrosequivocamoswe mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosequivocáisyou (plural) mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesequivocanthey mistake

How it’s built: Regular: stem equivoc- plus the -ar endings.

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Equivocar in the Indicative Preterite

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoequivoquéI mistook
Túequivocasteyou mistook
Ella / Él / Ustedequivocós/he mistook
Nosotras / Nosotrosequivocamoswe mistook
Vosotras / Vosotrosequivocasteisyou (plural) mistook
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesequivocaronthey mistook

How it’s built: Yo changes c to qu (equivoqué); the other forms are regular.

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Equivocar in the Indicative Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoequivocabaI used to mistake
Túequivocabasyou used to mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedequivocabas/he used to mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosequivocábamoswe used to mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosequivocabaisyou (plural) used to mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesequivocabanthey used to mistake

How it’s built: Regular: stem equivoc- plus the -ar endings.

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Equivocar in the Indicative Present Continuous

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy equivocandoI am mistaking
Túestás equivocandoyou are mistaking
Ella / Él / Ustedestá equivocandos/he is mistaking
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos equivocandowe are mistaking
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis equivocandoyou (plural) are mistaking
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán equivocandothey are mistaking

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund equivocando.

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Equivocar in the Indicative Informal Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a equivocarI am going to mistake
Túvas a equivocaryou are going to mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedva a equivocars/he is going to mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a equivocarwe are going to mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a equivocaryou (plural) are going to mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a equivocarthey are going to mistake

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive equivocar.

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Equivocar in the Indicative Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoequivocaréI will mistake
Túequivocarásyou will mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedequivocarás/he will mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosequivocaremoswe will mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosequivocaréisyou (plural) will mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesequivocaránthey will mistake

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive equivocar plus the future endings.

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Equivocar in the Indicative Conditional

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoequivocaríaI would mistake
Túequivocaríasyou would mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedequivocarías/he would mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosequivocaríamoswe would mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosequivocaríaisyou (plural) would mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesequivocaríanthey would mistake

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive equivocar plus the conditional endings.

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Equivocar in the Indicative Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe equivocadoI have mistaken
Túhas equivocadoyou have mistaken
Ella / Él / Ustedha equivocados/he has mistaken
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos equivocadowe have mistaken
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis equivocadoyou (plural) have mistaken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan equivocadothey have mistaken

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle equivocado.

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Equivocar in the Indicative Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía equivocadoI had mistaken
Túhabías equivocadoyou had mistaken
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía equivocados/he had mistaken
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos equivocadowe had mistaken
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais equivocadoyou (plural) had mistaken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían equivocadothey had mistaken

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle equivocado.

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Equivocar in the Indicative Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré equivocadoI will have mistaken
Túhabrás equivocadoyou will have mistaken
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá equivocados/he will have mistaken
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos equivocadowe will have mistaken
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis equivocadoyou (plural) will have mistaken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán equivocadothey will have mistaken

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle equivocado.

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Equivocar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría equivocadoI would have mistaken
Túhabrías equivocadoyou would have mistaken
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría equivocados/he would have mistaken
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos equivocadowe would have mistaken
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais equivocadoyou (plural) would have mistaken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían equivocadothey 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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Subjunctive tenses of Equivocar

Equivocar in the Subjunctive Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoequivoqueI mistake
Túequivoquesyou mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedequivoques/he mistakes
Nosotras / Nosotrosequivoquemoswe mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosequivoquéisyou (plural) mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesequivoquenthey mistake

How it’s built: Every form changes c to qu (equivoque, equivoques, equivoque, equivoquemos, equivoquéis, equivoquen).

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Equivocar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoequivocaraI mistook
Túequivocarasyou mistook
Ella / Él / Ustedequivocaras/he mistook
Nosotras / Nosotrosequivocáramoswe mistook
Vosotras / Vosotrosequivocaraisyou (plural) mistook
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesequivocaranthey mistook

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, equivocaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (equivocáramos).

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Equivocar in the Subjunctive Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoequivocareI will mistake
Túequivocaresyou will mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedequivocares/he will mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosequivocáremoswe will mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosequivocareisyou (plural) will mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesequivocarenthey will mistake

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, equivocaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (equivocáremos).

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Equivocar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya equivocadoI have mistaken
Túhayas equivocadoyou have mistaken
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya equivocados/he has mistaken
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos equivocadowe have mistaken
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis equivocadoyou (plural) have mistaken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan equivocadothey have mistaken

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle equivocado.

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Equivocar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera equivocadoI had mistaken
Túhubieras equivocadoyou had mistaken
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera equivocados/he had mistaken
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos equivocadowe had mistaken
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais equivocadoyou (plural) had mistaken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran equivocadothey had mistaken

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle equivocado.

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Equivocar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere equivocadoI will have mistaken
Túhubieres equivocadoyou will have mistaken
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere equivocados/he will have mistaken
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos equivocadowe will have mistaken
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis equivocadoyou (plural) will have mistaken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren equivocadothey will have mistaken

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle equivocado.

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Imperative tenses of Equivocar

Equivocar in the Imperative Affirmative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túequivoca(to you) mistake!
Ella / Él / Ustedequivoque(to you formal) mistake!
Nosotras / Nosotrosequivoquemoslet's mistake!
Vosotras / Vosotrosequivocad(to you plural) mistake!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesequivoquen(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).

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Equivocar in the Imperative Negative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno equivoques(to you) don't mistake!
Ella / Él / Ustedno equivoque(to you formal) don't mistake!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno equivoquemoslet's not mistake!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno equivoquéis(to you plural) don't mistake!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno 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.

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Frequently asked questions about Equivocar

Is equivocar a regular or irregular verb?

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).

How do you conjugate equivocar in the present tense (presente)?

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.

How do you conjugate equivocar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

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.

How do you conjugate equivocar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

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.

How do you conjugate equivocar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

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.

How do you conjugate equivocar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

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.

What is the difference between equivocar and equivocarse?

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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