iba

/ˈiba/, [ˈi.β̞a]

i was going, iba, was


Verb iba

  1. First-person singular (yo) imperfect indicative form of ir.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) imperfect indicative form of ir.

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Examples
  • Cuando iba a salir, se puso a llover.

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

  • Tom iba a beber casi todas las noches.

    Tom went drinking almost every night.

  • Él trató de averiguar contra que iba.

    He tried to find out what he was up against.

  • 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.

  • ¿Cómo iba a saberlo?

    How was I supposed to know?

  • 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.

  • Él dijo que se iba a casa al día siguiente.

    He said that he was going home the following day.

  • Cuidaba de los conejos cuando iba al colegio.

    I cared for the rabbits when I was at school.

  • Tom sabía que esto iba a pasar.

    Tom knew this would happen.

  • Una pregunta era qué iba a ser yo.

    One question was what I was going to be.

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