Equivocarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Equivocarse in Spanish

Equivocarse means “to make a mistake,” “to be wrong,” or “to choose incorrectly.” You will learn its c → qu spelling change, pronominal clitics, complements, and commands.

Equivocarse conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Equivocarse is pronominal and has the orthographic alternation c → qu before e. The forms equivoqué and equivoque appear with matching clitics as me equivoqué and me equivoque.

Equivocarse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The pronominal infinitive keeps se. The gerund can carry an attached clitic, and compound non-finite forms combine the clitic with haber. The participle equivocado remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	equivocarse	to make a mistake / be wrong
Gerund	equivocándose	making a mistake / being wrong
Past participle	equivocado	made a mistake / been wrong
Compound infinitive	haberse equivocado	to have made a mistake / been wrong
Compound gerund	habiéndose equivocado	having made a mistake / been wrong

Equivocarse meaning and essential uses

RAE explicitly records pronominal equivocarse for taking something or someone incorrectly to be right or appropriate: Me equivoqué de número. — “I dialed / chose the wrong number.”

It also means judging incorrectly or behaving inappropriately toward someone or in a matter. Common frames include equivocarse de + noun, equivocarse en + noun, and equivocarse al + infinitive.

Equivocarse irregular conjugation patterns

Most forms use equivoc- plus the matching clitic. Before e, spelling changes to equivoqu-: me equivoqué and present subjunctive me equivoque / nos equivoquemos.

Affirmative commands attach the clitic: equivócate, equivóquese, equivoquémonos, equivocaos, equivóquense. Negative commands keep the clitic before the subjunctive form.

Equivocarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Equivocarse present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me equivoco	I make a mistake / be wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te equivocas	you make a mistake / be wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se equivoca	he / she makes a mistake / is wrong; you make a mistake / be wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos equivocamos	we make a mistake / be wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os equivocáis	you make a mistake / be wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se equivocan	they make a mistake / be wrong; you make a mistake / be wrong (plural)

• Me equivoco a veces con los nombres. — I sometimes make mistakes with names.

Equivocarse preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The first-person singular is me equivoqué, with c → qu before e.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me equivoqué	I made a mistake / was wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te equivocaste	you made a mistake / was wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se equivocó	he / she made a mistake / was wrong; you made a mistake / was wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos equivocamos	we made a mistake / was wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os equivocasteis	you made a mistake / was wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se equivocaron	they made a mistake / was wrong; you made a mistake / was wrong (plural)

• Ayer me equivoqué de número. — Yesterday I dialed the wrong number.

Equivocarse imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant equivocado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me equivocaba	I used to make a mistake / be wrong / was making a mistake / being wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te equivocabas	you used to make a mistake / be wrong / were making a mistake / being wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se equivocaba	he / she used to make a mistake / be wrong / was making a mistake / being wrong; you used to make a mistake / be wrong / were making a mistake / being wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos equivocábamos	we used to make a mistake / be wrong / were making a mistake / being wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os equivocabais	you used to make a mistake / be wrong / were making a mistake / being wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se equivocaban	they used to make a mistake / be wrong / were making a mistake / being wrong; you used to make a mistake / be wrong / were making a mistake / being wrong (plural)

• Antes nos equivocábamos más con este proceso. — We used to make more mistakes with this process.

Equivocarse present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. The main table places the clitic before estar. Attaching it to the gerund is also standard: estoy equivocándome.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me estoy equivocando	I am making a mistake / being wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te estás equivocando	you are making a mistake / being wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se está equivocando	he / she is making a mistake / being wrong; you are making a mistake / being wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos estamos equivocando	we are making a mistake / being wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os estáis equivocando	you are making a mistake / being wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se están equivocando	they are making a mistake / being wrong; you are making a mistake / being wrong (plural)

• Me estoy equivocando en el cálculo. — I am making a mistake in the calculation.

Equivocarse near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. The main table places the clitic before ir. Attaching it to the infinitive is also standard: voy a equivocarme.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me voy a equivocar	I am going to make a mistake / be wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te vas a equivocar	you are going to make a mistake / be wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se va a equivocar	he / she is going to make a mistake / be wrong; you are going to make a mistake / be wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vamos a equivocar	we are going to make a mistake / be wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vais a equivocar	you are going to make a mistake / be wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se van a equivocar	they are going to make a mistake / be wrong; you are going to make a mistake / be wrong (plural)

• Me voy a equivocar si respondo con tanta prisa. — I am going to make a mistake if I answer so quickly.

Equivocarse future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me equivocaré	I will make a mistake / be wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te equivocarás	you will make a mistake / be wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se equivocará	he / she will make a mistake / be wrong; you will make a mistake / be wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos equivocaremos	we will make a mistake / be wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os equivocaréis	you will make a mistake / be wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se equivocarán	they will make a mistake / be wrong; you will make a mistake / be wrong (plural)

• Nos equivocaremos alguna vez durante el aprendizaje. — We will make mistakes sometimes while learning.

Equivocarse conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me equivocaría	I would make a mistake / be wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te equivocarías	you would make a mistake / be wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se equivocaría	he / she would make a mistake / be wrong; you would make a mistake / be wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos equivocaríamos	we would make a mistake / be wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os equivocaríais	you would make a mistake / be wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se equivocarían	they would make a mistake / be wrong; you would make a mistake / be wrong (plural)

• Me equivocaría menos con más práctica. — I would make fewer mistakes with more practice.

Equivocarse present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant equivocado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me he equivocado	I have made a mistake / been wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te has equivocado	you have made a mistake / been wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se ha equivocado	he / she has made a mistake / been wrong; you have made a mistake / been wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hemos equivocado	we have made a mistake / been wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habéis equivocado	you have made a mistake / been wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se han equivocado	they have made a mistake / been wrong; you have made a mistake / been wrong (plural)

• Me he equivocado de dirección. — I have taken the wrong direction.

Equivocarse past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant equivocado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me había equivocado	I had made a mistake / been wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te habías equivocado	you had made a mistake / been wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se había equivocado	he / she had made a mistake / been wrong; you had made a mistake / been wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habíamos equivocado	we had made a mistake / been wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habíais equivocado	you had made a mistake / been wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habían equivocado	they had made a mistake / been wrong; you had made a mistake / been wrong (plural)

• Ya nos habíamos equivocado una vez. — We had already made a mistake once.

Equivocarse future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant equivocado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me habré equivocado	I will have made a mistake / been wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te habrás equivocado	you will have made a mistake / been wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se habrá equivocado	he / she will have made a mistake / been wrong; you will have made a mistake / been wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habremos equivocado	we will have made a mistake / been wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habréis equivocado	you will have made a mistake / been wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habrán equivocado	they will have made a mistake / been wrong; you will have made a mistake / been wrong (plural)

• Para entonces se habrán equivocado varias personas. — By then several people will have made a mistake.

Equivocarse conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant equivocado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me habría equivocado	I would have made a mistake / been wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te habrías equivocado	you would have made a mistake / been wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se habría equivocado	he / she would have made a mistake / been wrong; you would have made a mistake / been wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habríamos equivocado	we would have made a mistake / been wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habríais equivocado	you would have made a mistake / been wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habrían equivocado	they would have made a mistake / been wrong; you would have made a mistake / been wrong (plural)

• Me habría equivocado sin tus instrucciones. — I would have made a mistake without your instructions.

Equivocarse subjunctive conjugations

Equivocarse present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. Present subjunctive uses equivoqu- throughout, with the person-matched clitic before the finite verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me equivoque	that I make a mistake / be wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te equivoques	that you make a mistake / be wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se equivoque	that he / she make a mistake / be wrong; that you make a mistake / be wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos equivoquemos	that we make a mistake / be wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os equivoquéis	that you make a mistake / be wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se equivoquen	that they make a mistake / be wrong; that you make a mistake / be wrong (plural)

• Espero que no te equivoques de fecha. — I hope you do not get the date wrong.

Equivocarse imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant equivocado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me equivocara	that I made a mistake / was wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te equivocaras	that you made a mistake / was wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se equivocara	that he / she made a mistake / was wrong; that you made a mistake / was wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos equivocáramos	that we made a mistake / was wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os equivocarais	that you made a mistake / was wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se equivocaran	that they made a mistake / was wrong; that you made a mistake / was wrong (plural)

• Preferían que no nos equivocáramos en los datos. — They preferred that we not make mistakes in the data.
• Era posible que te equivocases al copiar el número. — It was possible that you would make a mistake when copying the number.

Equivocarse future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me equivocare	if / when I should make a mistake / be wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te equivocares	if / when you should make a mistake / be wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se equivocare	if / when he / she should make a mistake / be wrong; if / when you should make a mistake / be wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos equivocáremos	if / when we should make a mistake / be wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os equivocareis	if / when you should make a mistake / be wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se equivocaren	if / when they should make a mistake / be wrong; if / when you should make a mistake / be wrong (plural)

• Quien se equivocare en la solicitud deberá corregirla. — Whoever should make a mistake in the application must correct it.

Equivocarse present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant equivocado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me haya equivocado	that I have made a mistake / been wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te hayas equivocado	that you have made a mistake / been wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se haya equivocado	that he / she has made a mistake / been wrong; that you have made a mistake / been wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hayamos equivocado	that we have made a mistake / been wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hayáis equivocado	that you have made a mistake / been wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hayan equivocado	that they have made a mistake / been wrong; that you have made a mistake / been wrong (plural)

• Me alegra que no te hayas equivocado de tren. — I am glad that you did not take the wrong train.

Equivocarse past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant equivocado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me hubiera equivocado	that I had made a mistake / been wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te hubieras equivocado	that you had made a mistake / been wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se hubiera equivocado	that he / she had made a mistake / been wrong; that you had made a mistake / been wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hubiéramos equivocado	that we had made a mistake / been wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hubierais equivocado	that you had made a mistake / been wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hubieran equivocado	that they had made a mistake / been wrong; that you had made a mistake / been wrong (plural)

• Si me hubiera equivocado de puerta, habría llegado tarde. — If I had chosen the wrong door, I would have arrived late.
• Si te hubieses equivocado en el cálculo, el resultado sería distinto. — If you had made a mistake in the calculation, the result would be different.

Equivocarse future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant equivocado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me hubiere equivocado	if / when I should have made a mistake / been wrong
Tú — you, singular informal	te hubieres equivocado	if / when you should have made a mistake / been wrong
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se hubiere equivocado	if / when he / she should have made a mistake / been wrong; if / when you should have made a mistake / been wrong (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hubiéremos equivocado	if / when we should have made a mistake / been wrong
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hubiereis equivocado	if / when you should have made a mistake / been wrong (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hubieren equivocado	if / when they should have made a mistake / been wrong; if / when you should have made a mistake / been wrong (plural)

• Si se hubieren equivocado en datos adicionales, deberán corregirlos. — If they should have made mistakes in additional data, they must correct them.

Equivocarse imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Equivocarse affirmative commands

In affirmative pronominal commands, attach the clitic and recompute accentuation. The nosotros/nosotras form loses final -s before nos, and the ordinary vosotros/vosotras form loses -d before os.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	equivócate	make a mistake
Usted — you, singular formal	equivóquese	make a mistake (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	equivoquémonos	let’s make a mistake
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	equivocaos	make a mistake (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	equivóquense	make a mistake (plural)

• Equivócate, corrige y vuelve a intentarlo. — Make mistakes, correct them, and try again. (encouraging use)

Equivocarse negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the person-matched clitic and the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no te equivoques	do not make a mistake
Usted — you, singular formal	no se equivoque	do not make a mistake (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no nos equivoquemos	let’s not make a mistake
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no os equivoquéis	do not make a mistake (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no se equivoquen	do not make a mistake (plural)

• No te equivoques de salida. — Do not take the wrong exit.

Common constructions with Equivocarse

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• equivocarse de + number / road / train / person. — to choose or identify the wrong number, road, train, person, etc.
• equivocarse en + task / answer / calculation. — to make a mistake in something.
• equivocarse al + infinitive. — to make a mistake while doing something.

Example sentences with Equivocarse

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Creo que me he equivocado. — I think I have made a mistake.
• Te equivocaste de puerta. — You chose the wrong door.
• Todos podemos equivocarnos. — We can all make mistakes.
• Espero que no te equivoques en la dirección. — I hope you do not get the address wrong.
• Se equivocaron al copiar los datos. — They made a mistake when copying the data.
• No se equivoquen de plataforma. — Do not go to the wrong platform.

Regional and usage notes for Equivocarse

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos te equivocás de número a veces. — You sometimes dial the wrong number. (voseo)
• Equivocate, corrige y seguí adelante. — Make a mistake, correct it, and keep going. (affirmative vos; encouraging use)

Equivocarse combines regular -AR morphology with the spelling rule c → qu before e. Memorize me equivoqué, the equivoqu- subjunctive family, and its frequent complement patterns.