iba

/ˈiba/, [ˈi.β̞a]

i was going, iba, was

Examples

Tom no estaba seguro de cuándo iba a llegar Mary.

Tom didn't know for certain when Mary was going to arrive.

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Él iba a verla al hospital cada dos días.

He went to see her in hospital every other day.

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Vi un pájaro blanco cuando iba de camino a casa.

I saw a white bird on my way home.

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Tom se preguntaba si María iba a besarlo.

Tom wondered if Mary was going to kiss him.

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No vi quién iba conduciendo.

I didn't see who was driving.

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Tom le preguntó a Mary cuando le iba a comprar un par de zapatos nuevos a su hija menor.

Tom asked Mary when she was going to buy a new pair of shoes for her youngest daughter.

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Te lo iba a decir.

I was going to tell you.

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Tuve el presentimiento de que algo no iba bien.

I had a premonition that something wasn't right.

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Un pájaro iba volando por el cielo.

A bird was flying in the sky.

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Iba a preguntarle a Tom sobre ello, pero nunca tuve la oportunidad.

I was going to ask Tom about it but never got the chance.

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Me encontré con él justo cuando iba saliendo del colegio.

I met him just as he was coming out of school.

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El hombre iba diciéndolo cuando yo entré.

The man was saying it when I came in.

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Ella iba con él.

She went with him.

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Él iba caminando frente al auto.

He was walking in front of the car.

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Iba a ir a Boston la próxima semana pero he cambiado de idea.

I was going to go to Boston next week, but I've changed my mind.

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Acabo de estar en el aeropuerto para despedir a un amigo que se iba a Europa.

I've just been to the airport to see off a friend who was leaving for Europe.

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Estaba convencido de que iba a morir.

I thought for sure I was going to die.

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A partir de la dirección a la que él iba, yo diría que él se dirigía a la ciudad.

From the direction that he was going in, I would say he was headed to town.

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Tom iba a caballo por el bosque.

Tom rode his horse through the woods.

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«Creía que Tom me iba a matar.» «¿Y te mató?» «¡No, estúpido! ¿Te parezco un fantasma?»

"I thought that Tom was going to kill me." "So, did he kill you?" "No, he didn't, you idiot! Do I look like a ghost to you?"

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