Ella Verbsequivocarse 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).

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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me equivoco | I make a mistake |
| Tú | te equivocas | you make a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se equivoca | s/he makes a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos equivocamos | we make a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os equivocáis | you (plural) make a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se equivocan | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me equivoqué | I made a mistake |
| Tú | te equivocaste | you made a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se equivocó | s/he made a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos equivocamos | we made a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os equivocasteis | you (plural) made a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se equivocaron | they 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me equivocaba | I used to make a mistake |
| Tú | te equivocabas | you used to make a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se equivocaba | s/he used to make a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos equivocábamos | we used to make a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os equivocabais | you (plural) used to make a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se equivocaban | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy equivocando | I am making a mistake |
| Tú | te estás equivocando | you are making a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está equivocando | s/he is making a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos equivocando | we are making a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis equivocando | you (plural) are making a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están equivocando | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a equivocar | I am going to make a mistake |
| Tú | te vas a equivocar | you are going to make a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a equivocar | s/he is going to make a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a equivocar | we are going to make a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a equivocar | you (plural) are going to make a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a equivocar | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me equivocaré | I will make a mistake |
| Tú | te equivocarás | you will make a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se equivocará | s/he will make a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos equivocaremos | we will make a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os equivocaréis | you (plural) will make a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se equivocarán | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me equivocaría | I would make a mistake |
| Tú | te equivocarías | you would make a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se equivocaría | s/he would make a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos equivocaríamos | we would make a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os equivocaríais | you (plural) would make a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se equivocarían | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he equivocado | I have made a mistake |
| Tú | te has equivocado | you have made a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha equivocado | s/he has made a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos equivocado | we have made a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis equivocado | you (plural) have made a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han equivocado | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había equivocado | I had made a mistake |
| Tú | te habías equivocado | you had made a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había equivocado | s/he had made a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos equivocado | we had made a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais equivocado | you (plural) had made a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían equivocado | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré equivocado | I will have made a mistake |
| Tú | te habrás equivocado | you will have made a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá equivocado | s/he will have made a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos equivocado | we will have made a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis equivocado | you (plural) will have made a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán equivocado | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría equivocado | I would have made a mistake |
| Tú | te habrías equivocado | you would have made a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría equivocado | s/he would have made a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos equivocado | we would have made a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais equivocado | you (plural) would have made a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían equivocado | they 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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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me equivoque | I make a mistake |
| Tú | te equivoques | you make a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se equivoque | s/he makes a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos equivoquemos | we make a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os equivoquéis | you (plural) make a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se equivoquen | they 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.
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, “me equivocara”, meaning “I made a mistake”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me equivocara | I made a mistake |
| Tú | te equivocaras | you made a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se equivocara | s/he made a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos equivocáramos | we made a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os equivocarais | you (plural) made a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se equivocaran | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me equivocare | I will make a mistake |
| Tú | te equivocares | you will make a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se equivocare | s/he will make a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos equivocáremos | we will make a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os equivocareis | you (plural) will make a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se equivocaren | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya equivocado | I have made a mistake |
| Tú | te hayas equivocado | you have made a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya equivocado | s/he has made a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos equivocado | we have made a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis equivocado | you (plural) have made a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan equivocado | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera equivocado | I had made a mistake |
| Tú | te hubieras equivocado | you had made a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera equivocado | s/he had made a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos equivocado | we had made a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais equivocado | you (plural) had made a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran equivocado | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere equivocado | I will have made a mistake |
| Tú | te hubieres equivocado | you will have made a mistake |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere equivocado | s/he will have made a mistake |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos equivocado | we will have made a mistake |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis equivocado | you (plural) will have made a mistake |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren equivocado | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | equivócate | (to you) make a mistake! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | equivóquese | (to you formal) make a mistake! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | equivoquémonos | let's make a mistake! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | equivocaos | (to you plural) make a mistake! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | equivóquense | (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).
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 se equivoque”, meaning “(to you formal) don't make a mistake!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te equivoques | (to you) don't make a mistake! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se equivoque | (to you formal) don't make a mistake! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos equivoquemos | let's not make a mistake! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os equivoquéis | (to you plural) don't make a mistake! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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