to mistake — English conjugation

Frequency#471Irregular

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
Imistake
youmistake
he/she/itmistakes
wemistake
you (pl.)mistake
theymistake

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
Imistook
youmistook
he/she/itmistook
wemistook
you (pl.)mistook
theymistook

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 mistaking
youare mistaking
he/she/itis mistaking
weare mistaking
you (pl.)are mistaking
theyare mistaking

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 mistaking
youwere mistaking
he/she/itwas mistaking
wewere mistaking
you (pl.)were mistaking
theywere mistaking

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 mistaken
youhave mistaken
he/she/ithas mistaken
wehave mistaken
you (pl.)have mistaken
theyhave 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 mistaken
youhad mistaken
he/she/ithad mistaken
wehad mistaken
you (pl.)had mistaken
theyhad 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 mistake
youwill mistake
he/she/itwill mistake
wewill mistake
you (pl.)will mistake
theywill mistake

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 mistaking
youwill be mistaking
he/she/itwill be mistaking
wewill be mistaking
you (pl.)will be mistaking
theywill be mistaking

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 mistaken
youwill have mistaken
he/she/itwill have mistaken
wewill have mistaken
you (pl.)will have mistaken
theywill have 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 mistake
youwould mistake
he/she/itwould mistake
wewould mistake
you (pl.)would mistake
theywould mistake