to be mistaken — English conjugation

Frequency#15699Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Iam mistaken
youare mistaken
he/she/itis mistaken
weare mistaken
you (pl.)are mistaken
theyare mistaken

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Iwas mistaken
youwere mistaken
he/she/itwas mistaken
wewere mistaken
you (pl.)were mistaken
theywere mistaken

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam being mistaken
youare being mistaken
he/she/itis being mistaken
weare being mistaken
you (pl.)are being mistaken
theyare being mistaken

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas being mistaken
youwere being mistaken
he/she/itwas being mistaken
wewere being mistaken
you (pl.)were being mistaken
theywere being mistaken

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave been mistaken
youhave been mistaken
he/she/ithas been mistaken
wehave been mistaken
you (pl.)have been mistaken
theyhave been mistaken

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad been mistaken
youhad been mistaken
he/she/ithad been mistaken
wehad been mistaken
you (pl.)had been mistaken
theyhad been mistaken

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be mistaken
youwill be mistaken
he/she/itwill be mistaken
wewill be mistaken
you (pl.)will be mistaken
theywill be mistaken

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be being mistaken
youwill be being mistaken
he/she/itwill be being mistaken
wewill be being mistaken
you (pl.)will be being mistaken
theywill be being mistaken

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have been mistaken
youwill have been mistaken
he/she/itwill have been mistaken
wewill have been mistaken
you (pl.)will have been mistaken
theywill have been mistaken

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould be mistaken
youwould be mistaken
he/she/itwould be mistaken
wewould be mistaken
you (pl.)would be mistaken
theywould be mistaken