The Spanish verb equivocarse means "to make a mistake". It is the reflexive form of equivocar ("to mix up"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of equivocarse is yo me equivoco, tú te equivocas, él/ella/usted se equivoca, nosotros nos equivocamos, vosotros os equivocáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se equivocan. It counts as a regular -ar verb, though 10 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| yo | me equivoco | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te equivocas | |
| él/ | se equivoca | |
| nosotros | nos equivocamos | |
| vosotros | os equivocáis | |
| ellos/ | se equivocan |
| yo | me equivoqué (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te equivocaste |
| él/ | se equivocó |
| nosotros | nos equivocamos |
| vosotros | os equivocasteis |
| ellos/ | se equivocaron |
| yo | me equivocaba |
|---|---|
| tú | te equivocabas |
| él/ | se equivocaba |
| nosotros | nos equivocábamos |
| vosotros | os equivocabais |
| ellos/ | se equivocaban |
| yo | me equivocaré |
|---|---|
| tú | te equivocarás |
| él/ | se equivocará |
| nosotros | nos equivocaremos |
| vosotros | os equivocaréis |
| ellos/ | se equivocarán |
| yo | me equivocaría |
|---|---|
| tú | te equivocarías |
| él/ | se equivocaría |
| nosotros | nos equivocaríamos |
| vosotros | os equivocaríais |
| ellos/ | se equivocarían |
| yo | me equivoque (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te equivoques (irregular) |
| él/ | se equivoque (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos equivoquemos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os equivoquéis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se equivoquen (irregular) |
| tú | equivócate |
|---|---|
| usted | equivóquese (irregular) |
| nosotros | equivoquémonos (irregular) |
| vosotros | equivocaos |
| ustedes | equivóquense (irregular) |
| yo | me he equivocado |
|---|---|
| tú | te has equivocado |
| él/ | se ha equivocado |
| nosotros | nos hemos equivocado |
| vosotros | os habéis equivocado |
| ellos/ | se han equivocado |
Equivocarse is regular, with spelling changes only. The changes appear in me equivoqué, me equivoque, and equivóquese, while the reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms, attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in equivócate and equivocándose.
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Yes, equivocarse is regular, with spelling changes only. The changes occur in the first person singular preterite, all present subjunctive forms, and usted, nosotros, and ustedes affirmative imperative forms.
Equivocarse means to make a mistake. Equivocar means to mix up one thing with another.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me equivoqué, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in equivócate and equivocándose. The present subjunctive uses qu forms, and the past participle is equivocado.