equivocar Imperfect Conjugation
equivocar — to be wrong
The imperfect of equivocar is regular: equivocaba, equivocabas, equivocaba, equivocábamos, equivocabais, equivocaban.
equivocar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a past state of being wrong or a repeated tendency to make mistakes in the past.
Notes on equivocar in the Imperfect
This tense is regular. Like all -ar verbs, it uses the -aba endings.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre me equivocaba de calle.
I used to always get the street wrong.
yo
Él creía que no se equivocaba nunca.
He believed he was never wrong.
él/ella/usted
Nos equivocábamos cada vez que hablábamos.
We were wrong every time we spoke.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'equivocaba' with a 'v' (equivocava).
Correct: equivocaba
Why: In Spanish, the imperfect endings for -ar verbs always use 'b', never 'v'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: equivoco
The present tense of equivocar is entirely regular: equivoco, equivocas, equivoca, equivocamos, equivocáis, equivocan.
Preterite
yo: equivoqué
The preterite of equivocar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form (equivoqué); all other forms are regular.
Future
yo: equivocaré
The future tense is regular, adding endings directly to the infinitive: equivocaré, equivocarás, equivocará, equivocaremos, equivocaréis, equivocarán.
Conditional
yo: equivocaría
The conditional is regular: equivocaría, equivocarías, equivocaría, equivocaríamos, equivocaríais, equivocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: equivoque
The present subjunctive of equivocar features a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: equivoque, equivoques, equivoque, equivoquemos, equivoquéis, equivoquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: equivocara
The imperfect subjunctive uses the -ra endings: equivocara, equivocaras, equivocara, equivocáramos, equivocarais, equivocaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: equivoca
The imperative uses 'equivoca' (tú) and spelling-change forms for others: equivoque, equivoquemos, equivocad, equivoquen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no equivoques
The negative imperative always uses the spelling-changed subjunctive forms: no equivoques, no equivoque, no equivoquemos, no equivoquéis, no equivoquen.