iba

/ˈiba/, [ˈi.β̞a]

i was going, iba, was

Examples

Cuando iba a salir, se puso a llover.

When I was about to leave, it began to rain.

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Tom iba a beber casi todas las noches.

Tom went drinking almost every night.

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Él trató de averiguar contra que iba.

He tried to find out what he was up against.

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A medida que pasaba el tiempo, la gente se iba preocupando cada vez más por la cuestión.

As time went on, people grew more and more concerned about the matter.

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¿Cómo iba a saberlo?

How was I supposed to know?

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El otro día tuvimos una llamada telefónica de un hombre cuya mujer iba a tener un bebé.

The other day we had a telephone call from a man whose wife was going to have a baby.

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Él dijo que se iba a casa al día siguiente.

He said that he was going home the following day.

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Cuidaba de los conejos cuando iba al colegio.

I cared for the rabbits when I was at school.

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Tom sabía que esto iba a pasar.

Tom knew this would happen.

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Una pregunta era qué iba a ser yo.

One question was what I was going to be.

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Se hacían muchas conjeturas sobre lo que iba a ocurrir.

There was a great deal of conjecture as to what would happen.

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En la parte inferior iba el depósito de gasolina.

The gasoline tank was underneath.

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Hacía tanto calor que pensé que me iba a desmayar.

It was so hot that I thought I was going to pass out.

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Por la carretera iba un carro de mulas.

There was a mule cart on the road.

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Iba a intentar quedar en la Universidad de Tokio, pero cambié de idea.

I was going to try to get into Tokyo University, but I've changed my mind.

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Tom llamó a María para preguntarle si todo iba bien.

Tom called Mary to ask if everything was OK.

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Te dije que Tom no nos iba a decepcionar.

I told you Tom wouldn't let us down.

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No se iba a rendir.

He wouldn't give in.

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Esta mañana, el tren iba tan abarrotado que no pude encontrar un asiento libre, y me tuve que ir parado todo el camino.

This morning the train was so crowded that I couldn't find a vacant seat and had to stand the whole way.

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El taxi parecía que iba tan lento como un caracol.

The taxi seemed to go as slowly as a snail.

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