iba
/ˈiba/, [ˈi.β̞a]i was going, iba, was
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La mamá se quedó en el coche mientras papá iba de compras.
Mom remained in the car while Dad shopped.
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Pensé que iba a estar enojado, pero para mi sorpresa, él sonrió.
I thought he would be angry but, to my surprise, he smiled.
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La operación de Tom iba a costar una pequeña fortuna.
Tom's operation was going to cost a small fortune.
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Cuando lo vi, pensé que iba a matarme.
When I saw him, I thought he was going to kill me.
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Mary dijo que ella iba a bailar toda la noche.
Mary said she was going to dance all night.
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La niebla era tan espesa que no veía por donde iba.
The fog was so thick that I couldn't see where I was going.
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Por error monté un tren que iba en sentido contrario.
By mistake I boarded a train going in the opposite direction.
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Él iba borracho y olvidó cerrar la puerta trasera.
He was too drunk to remember to shut the back door.
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Pasó por su cabeza que ella iba a morir.
The thought flashed through her mind that she was going to die.
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Cuando lo vi, pensé que iba a asesinarme.
When I saw him, I thought he was going to kill me.
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Iba a pie.
I was going on foot.
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El niño en realidad iba a hacerlo.
The boy actually was going to do it.
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A menudo iba a esquiar en el invierno.
I often went skiing in the winter.
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Cuando él declaró abiertamente que se iba a casar con Pablo, a su abuela casi le dio un infarto y a su tía se le salieron los ojos de las órbitas; sin embargo, su hermana pequeña sonrió con orgullo.
When he openly declared he would marry Pablo, he almost gave his grandmother a heart attack and made his aunt's eyes burst out of their sockets; however, his little sister beamed with pride.
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Tom tuvo el presentimiento de que Mary iba a llegar tarde.
Tom had a feeling that Mary would be late.
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Ella iba todos los días a verlo al hospital.
She went to see him in the hospital every day.
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Tom me preguntó qué pensaba que iba a suceder.
Tom asked me what I thought was going to happen.
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¿Eso iba como broma?
Was that intended as a joke?
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Tom no tenía ni idea de adónde iba Mary.
Tom had no idea where Mary went.
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Pensé que Tom iba a lastimarme.
I thought Tom was going to hurt me.
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