estava indo

was going

→ estar

phrase Common #6,868

was going Used to describe movement or an action in progress in the past. Often translates as 'was heading' or 'was on the way' depending on context.

PO: Eu estava indo para a escola quando começou a chover.

EN: I was going to school when it started to rain.

Pra onde achou que estava indo?

Where did you think you were going?

— Extermínio: O Templo dos Ossos (2026)

Eu estava indo para casa.

I was going home.

Yanni não sabia aonde Skura estava indo.

Yanni didn't know where Skura was going.

Disse que estava indo para casa.

He said he was going home.

— Comer Beber Viver (1994)

Estava indo na farmácia.

I was going to the pharmacy.

— A Doce Vida (1960)

Eu estava indo ao banheiro.

I was going to the bathroom.

— Carandiru (2003)

Tem idéia de como estava indo rápido?

Do you have any idea how fast that was going?

— O Grupo Baader Meinhof (2008)

Aonde ele estava indo?

Where was he going?

Sami estava indo na direção errada.

Sami was going in the wrong direction.

A gente estava indo.

We were going.

— Extermínio: O Templo dos Ossos (2026)

Eu encontrei um velho amigo enquanto estava indo para casa.

I ran into an old friend while I was going home.

Roubaram o dinheiro dela quando ela estava indo para casa.

They stole her money when she was going home.

Eu queria ver como o Tom estava indo.

I wanted to see how Tom was doing.

Estava indo ao barbeiro.

I was on my way to the barber.

— As Diabólicas (1955)

Sem querer eu embarquei em um trem que estava indo na direção oposta.

I accidentally boarded a train that was going in the opposite direction.

Ele disse que estava indo caçar.

He said he was going hunting.

Tom não disse onde ele estava indo, não é?

Tom didn't say where he was going, did he?

Tom disse que estava indo em direção ao aeroporto.

Tom said he was heading towards the airport.

Aonde Tom estava indo?

Where was Tom going?

Eu estava indo pro hospital!

I was going to the hospital!

— Intocáveis (2011)

Tom me disse que estava indo para casa.

Tom told me he was going home.

O Tom queria ir aonde quer que a Mary estava indo.

Tom wanted to go wherever Mary was going.

Ele ligou para dizer que estava indo interrogar a Sra. Bates.

He called to say that he was going to question Mrs. Bates.

— Psicose (1960)

Eu estava indo ao mercado e o encontrei, foi só isso.

I was going to the market and I ran into him, that's all.

— Azul É A Cor Mais Quente (2013)

Estava indo bem no restaurante com sua mãe.

It was going well at the restaurant with your mother.

— Broker - Uma Nova Chance (2022)

Onde você estava indo?

Where were you going?

— Eu Vi o Diabo (2010)

O Tom me disse que estava indo ao hospital visitar a sua avó.

Tom told me he was going to the hospital to visit his grandmother.

Laila estava indo para o trabalho.

Laila was going to work.

Tom não disse onde estava indo.

Tom didn’t say where he was going.

Aonde você estava indo todo dia?

Where were you going every day?

— Amores Expressos (1994)

Eu estava indo te acordar.

I was going to wake you up.

— A Viagem de Chihiro (2001)

Tom me perguntou onde eu estava indo.

Tom asked me where I was going.

Fadil estava indo muito bem na escola.

Fadil was doing very well in school.

O Tom sabia que você estava indo fazer isso?

Did Tom know you were going to do that?

O Dan não sabia para onde a Linda estava indo mas a seguia mesmo assim.

Dan didn't know where Linda was going, but he followed her anyway.

Ele estava indo num cruzeiro.

He was going on a cruise.

Você estava indo à escola.

You were going to school.

Já estava indo.

I was already on my way.

— Corra, Lola, Corra (1998)

Estava indo tudo bem.

Everything was going well.

— Corra, Lola, Corra (1998)

Eu estava indo bem.

I was doing well.

Me havia dito que estava indo bem, mas não imaginava isso!

He told me he was doing well, but I never imagined this!

— Volver (2006)

E que estava indo com algo faltando no coração, mas não sabia o que era.

And that something was missing in her heart, but she didn't know what it was.

— Azul É A Cor Mais Quente (2013)

Pensava que estava indo rápido.

I thought I was going fast.

— A Princesa Prometida (1987)

Eu disse que estava indo fazer isso.

I said I was going to do it.

Eu estava indo acompanhar o Michael à escola.

I was going to accompany Michael to school.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Para onde estava indo?

Where was he going?

— Terror em Silent Hill: Regresso Para o Inferno (2026)

A que velocidade estava indo lá?

How fast were you going there?

— Táxi - Velocidade nas Ruas (1998)

Estava indo a pé.

I was walking.

Devia ter dito que estava indo.

You should have said you were leaving.

— O Motorista de Táxi (2017)

Sabia que esse dinheiro estava indo pros canais do Partido Comunista?

Did you know that this money was going to the Communist Party's channels?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Eu estava indo trabalhar.

I was going to work.

Tom perguntou a Mary se ela sabia para onde John estava indo.

Tom asked Mary if she knew where John was going.

Tom estava indo para casa sozinho à noite, quando foi assaltado.

Tom was walking home alone at night when he was mugged.