to be wrong, to make a mistake
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Me equivoco mucho con el subjuntivo.
I make a lot of mistakes with the subjunctive.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Me equivoqué de calle.
I took the wrong street.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
El maestro nunca se equivocaba.
The teacher never made mistakes.
Futuro · What will happen
Te equivocarás al principio.
You'll make mistakes at first.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo me equivocaría seguro.
I'd surely get it wrong.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Nos hemos equivocado de guagua.
We've gotten on the wrong bus.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya se había equivocado dos veces.
He had already made two mistakes.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Te habrías equivocado.
You would have been wrong.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
No tengas miedo de que te equivoques.
Don't be afraid of making mistakes.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Tenía miedo de que me equivocara.
He was afraid I would make a mistake.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Temía que se equivocasen de camino.
I was afraid they would take the wrong road.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Siento que te hayas equivocado de camino.
I'm sorry you took the wrong road.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si no nos hubiéramos equivocado, ya habríamos llegado.
If we hadn't taken a wrong turn, we would have arrived by now.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Rarely used with this verb.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No te equivoques.
Don't get it wrong.