I messaged you by mistake vs I message you by mistake

The correct sentence is "I messaged you by mistake." The verb "messaged" should be in the past tense to match the past action of sending a message.

Explained by Michele A.
Editor at TextRanch

Last updated: September 01, 2024

I messaged you by mistake

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use this phrase when you want to convey that you sent a message unintentionally.

Examples:

I messaged you by mistake. I meant to send that to someone else.
Sorry, I messaged you by mistake. Please ignore that message.
She messaged me by mistake last night.
He admitted that he messaged her by mistake.
They realized they had messaged the wrong group by mistake.

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I messaged Lexy, but no response.
She texted me, and I messaged back, but she stopped replying.
She instant- messaged you, was wondering why you're late.
She instant- messaged you, was wondering why you're late.
It's just that I messaged Riley to meet us at the VIP entrance.
I grabbed her phone by mistake again.
She fed her sawdust by mistake.
Chad got my invitation by mistake.
I don't want you shooting me by mistake.
My ship has crash-landed here by mistake.
When they turned off the electricity by mistake.
By mistake, if you get death sentence...
By mistake I was born to your wife...
I got in the service elevator by mistake.
Grinkov wouldn't launch a missile by mistake.
Sometimes she pushes my number by mistake.
Don't eat the meteor by mistake, whatever you do.
Don't shoot the nag by mistake.
I spilled something on it by mistake.
I'm convinced that you've been sent here by mistake.

I message you by mistake

This phrase is incorrect. The verb should be in the past tense.

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This one time, Hogan, she got me really worked up, so I emailed Cassidy, she wrote me back, and instead of hitting reply... I forwarded the message to Hogan by mistake.
An error dialog that links the error messages to the mistakes in the program and marks them red.
Instead of deleting the message, I sent a reply by mistake.
I grabbed her phone by mistake again.
She fed her sawdust by mistake.
Chad got my invitation by mistake.
I don't want you shooting me by mistake.
My ship has crash-landed here by mistake.
When they turned off the electricity by mistake.
By mistake, if you get death sentence...
By mistake I was born to your wife...
I got in the service elevator by mistake.
Grinkov wouldn't launch a missile by mistake.
Sometimes she pushes my number by mistake.
Don't eat the meteor by mistake, whatever you do.
Don't shoot the nag by mistake.
I spilled something on it by mistake.
I'm convinced that you've been sent here by mistake.
The government turned it over on discovery by mistake.
He admitted to killing Brad Fante by mistake.

Alternatives:

I messaged you by mistake.
I accidentally messaged you.
I sent you a message by mistake.
I mistakenly messaged you.
I didn't mean to message you.

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