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How to conjugate Equivocarse in Spanish

equivocarse to make a mistake (oneself) Irregular Verb

At a glance: Equivocarse (to make a mistake (oneself)) is a reflexive irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me equivoco, te equivocas, se equivoca, nos equivocamos, os equivocáis, se 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 (me equivoque).

Past participle
equivocado made a mistake
Gerund
equivocando making a mistake

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Indicative tenses of Equivocarse

Equivocarse in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of equivocarse 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, “me equivoco”, meaning “I make a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome equivocoI make a mistake
Túte equivocasyou make a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse equivocas/he makes a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos equivocamoswe make a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos equivocáisyou (plural) make a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse equivocanthey make a mistake

How it’s built: Regular: stem equivoc- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of equivocarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me equivoqué”, meaning “I made a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome equivoquéI made a mistake
Túte equivocasteyou made a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse equivocós/he made a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos equivocamoswe made a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos equivocasteisyou (plural) made a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse equivocaronthey made a mistake

How it’s built: Yo changes c to qu (equivoqué); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of equivocarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me equivocaba”, meaning “I used to make a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome equivocabaI used to make a mistake
Túte equivocabasyou used to make a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse equivocabas/he used to make a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos equivocábamoswe used to make a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos equivocabaisyou (plural) used to make a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse equivocabanthey used to make a mistake

How it’s built: Regular: stem equivoc- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of equivocarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy equivocando”, meaning “I am making a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy equivocandoI am making a mistake
Túte estás equivocandoyou are making a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse está equivocandos/he is making a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos equivocandowe are making a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis equivocandoyou (plural) are making a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están equivocandothey are making a mistake

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund equivocando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of equivocarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a equivocar”, meaning “I am going to make a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a equivocarI am going to make a mistake
Túte vas a equivocaryou are going to make a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a equivocars/he is going to make a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a equivocarwe are going to make a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a equivocaryou (plural) are going to make a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a equivocarthey are going to make a mistake

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive equivocar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of equivocarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me equivocaré”, meaning “I will make a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome equivocaréI will make a mistake
Túte equivocarásyou will make a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse equivocarás/he will make a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos equivocaremoswe will make a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos equivocaréisyou (plural) will make a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse equivocaránthey will make a mistake

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive equivocar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of equivocarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me equivocaría”, meaning “I would make a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome equivocaríaI would make a mistake
Túte equivocaríasyou would make a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse equivocarías/he would make a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos equivocaríamoswe would make a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos equivocaríaisyou (plural) would make a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse equivocaríanthey would make a mistake

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive equivocar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of equivocarse 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, “me he equivocado”, meaning “I have made a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he equivocadoI have made a mistake
Túte has equivocadoyou have made a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha equivocados/he has made a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos equivocadowe have made a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis equivocadoyou (plural) have made a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han equivocadothey have made a mistake

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle equivocado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of equivocarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había equivocado”, meaning “I had made a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había equivocadoI had made a mistake
Túte habías equivocadoyou had made a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse había equivocados/he had made a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos equivocadowe had made a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais equivocadoyou (plural) had made a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían equivocadothey had made a mistake

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle equivocado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of equivocarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré equivocado”, meaning “I will have made a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré equivocadoI will have made a mistake
Túte habrás equivocadoyou will have made a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá equivocados/he will have made a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos equivocadowe will have made a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis equivocadoyou (plural) will have made a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán equivocadothey will have made a mistake

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle equivocado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of equivocarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría equivocado”, meaning “I would have made a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría equivocadoI would have made a mistake
Túte habrías equivocadoyou would have made a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría equivocados/he would have made a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos equivocadowe would have made a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais equivocadoyou (plural) would have made a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían equivocadothey would have made a mistake

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle equivocado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Subjunctive tenses of Equivocarse

Equivocarse 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, “me equivoque”, meaning “I make a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome equivoqueI make a mistake
Túte equivoquesyou make a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse equivoques/he makes a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos equivoquemoswe make a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos equivoquéisyou (plural) make a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse equivoquenthey make a mistake

How it’s built: Every form changes c to qu (equivoque, equivoques, equivoque, equivoquemos, equivoquéis, equivoquen). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse 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, “me equivocara”, meaning “I made a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome equivocaraI made a mistake
Túte equivocarasyou made a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse equivocaras/he made a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos equivocáramoswe made a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos equivocaraisyou (plural) made a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse equivocaranthey made a mistake

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, equivocaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (equivocáramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse 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, “me equivocare”, meaning “I will make a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome equivocareI will make a mistake
Túte equivocaresyou will make a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse equivocares/he will make a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos equivocáremoswe will make a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos equivocareisyou (plural) will make a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse equivocarenthey will make a mistake

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, equivocaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (equivocáremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse 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, “me haya equivocado”, meaning “I have made a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya equivocadoI have made a mistake
Túte hayas equivocadoyou have made a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya equivocados/he has made a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos equivocadowe have made a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis equivocadoyou (plural) have made a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan equivocadothey have made a mistake

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle equivocado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse 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, “me hubiera equivocado”, meaning “I had made a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera equivocadoI had made a mistake
Túte hubieras equivocadoyou had made a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera equivocados/he had made a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos equivocadowe had made a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais equivocadoyou (plural) had made a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran equivocadothey had made a mistake

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle equivocado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Equivocarse 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, “me hubiere equivocado”, meaning “I will have made a mistake”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere equivocadoI will have made a mistake
Túte hubieres equivocadoyou will have made a mistake
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere equivocados/he will have made a mistake
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos equivocadowe will have made a mistake
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis equivocadoyou (plural) will have made a mistake
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren equivocadothey will have made a mistake

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle equivocado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Imperative tenses of Equivocarse

Equivocarse in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “equivóquese”, meaning “(to you formal) make a mistake!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túequivócate(to you) make a mistake!
Ella / Él / Ustedequivóquese(to you formal) make a mistake!
Nosotras / Nosotrosequivoquémonoslet's make a mistake!
Vosotras / Vosotrosequivocaos(to you plural) make a mistake!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesequivóquense(to you plural formal) make a mistake!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (equivócate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (equivóquese, equivóquense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (equivoquémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (equivocaos).

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Equivocarse in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se equivoque”, meaning “(to you formal) don't make a mistake!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

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

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te equivoques, no se equivoque, no nos equivoquemos, no os equivoquéis, no se equivoquen.

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Frequently asked questions about Equivocarse

Is equivocarse a regular or irregular verb?

Equivocarse 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 (me equivoque).

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

In the present tense (presente), equivocarse is conjugated as: yo me equivoco, tú te equivocas, él/ella/usted se equivoca, nosotros nos equivocamos, vosotros os equivocáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se 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 equivocarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), equivocarse is conjugated as: yo me equivoqué, tú te equivocaste, él/ella/usted se equivocó, nosotros nos equivocamos, vosotros os equivocasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se equivocaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

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

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), equivocarse is conjugated as: yo me equivocaba, tú te equivocabas, él/ella/usted se equivocaba, nosotros nos equivocábamos, vosotros os equivocabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se 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 equivocarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), equivocarse is conjugated as: yo me equivocaré, tú te equivocarás, él/ella/usted se equivocará, nosotros nos equivocaremos, vosotros os equivocaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se equivocarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

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

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), equivocarse is conjugated as: yo me equivoque, tú te equivoques, él/ella/usted se equivoque, nosotros nos equivoquemos, vosotros os equivoquéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se 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’s the difference between equivocar and equivocarse?

Equivocar means ‘to mistake, to wrong (make an error)’ and equivocarse means ‘to make a mistake (oneself)’. Equivocarse is the reflexive form of equivocar, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo equivoco becomes me equivoco. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so equivoca becomes equivócate.


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