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Equivocarse (to make a mistake) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Equivocarse (to make a mistake) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Equivocarse - Conjugation of to make a mistake in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Equivocarse (to make a mistake) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Ocupación: expectativas y realidad (Occupation: expectations and reality)

Conjugation of to make a mistake in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo me equivocaba I was making a mistake
  • tú te equivocabas you were making a mistake
  • él/ella se equivocaba He/she was making a mistake
  • nosotros/nosotras nos equivocábamos We made a mistake
  • vosotros/vosotras os equivocabais You were making a mistake
  • ellos/ellas se equivocaban They were making a mistake

Example phrases

  • Cuando me equivocaba en los crucigramas, me quedaba tranquilo. When I made a mistake in the crosswords, I remained calm.
  • Te equivocabas al hablar de la temática de la película. You were making a mistake when talking about the theme of the film.
  • Se equivocaba y se subía al globo en el safari. He/She was making a mistake and was getting on the balloon during the safari.
  • Nos equivocábamos al explorar las actividades del pasatiempo. We were making a mistake while exploring hobby activities.
  • Os equivocabais cuando intentabais instalar la aplicación. You were making a mistake when you were trying to install the application.
  • Se equivocaban en la emisora de radio mientras la compositora interpretaba en vivo. They were making a mistake at the radio station while the composer was performing live.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - equivocarse (to make a mistake)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Equivocarse (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. ... y se subía al globo en el safari.

Se equivocaba y se subía al globo en el safari.
(He/She was making a mistake and was getting on the balloon during the safari.)

2. ... cuando intentabais instalar la aplicación.

Os equivocabais cuando intentabais instalar la aplicación.
(You were making a mistake when you were trying to install the application.)

3. ... al explorar las actividades del pasatiempo.

Nos equivocábamos al explorar las actividades del pasatiempo.
(We were making a mistake while exploring hobby activities.)

4. ... en la emisora de radio mientras la compositora interpretaba en vivo.

Se equivocaban en la emisora de radio mientras la compositora interpretaba en vivo.
(They were making a mistake at the radio station while the composer was performing live.)

5. ... al hablar de la temática de la película.

Te equivocabas al hablar de la temática de la película.
(You were making a mistake when talking about the theme of the film.)

6. Cuando ... en los crucigramas, me quedaba tranquilo.

Cuando me equivocaba en los crucigramas, me quedaba tranquilo.
(When I made a mistake in the crosswords, I remained calm.)