ia

was going to, would go

i ɐ → ir
i go + a imperfect ending for eu/ele/ela
auxiliary · singular · imperfect conditional Very common #994
was going to Imperfect (past) form of the auxiliary verb "ir", often used to talk about something that was going to happen.
PO: Eu ia viajar, mas fiquei doente.
EN: I was going to travel, but I got sick.
Conjugation of ir
Conditional imperfect
SingularPlural
First — iríamos
ia

Ele ter-nos-ia contado.

He would have told us.

Eu já ia sair.

I was just about to leave.

— Não Conte a Ninguém (2006)

Ela ia implorar aos pais de Won-mo até não ter mais dedos.

She would beg Won-mo's parents until she had no fingers left.

— Lady Vingança (2005)

Com o passar dos meses, Fadil ia ficando cada vez melhor.

As the months went by, Fadil kept getting better and better.

Disse que você ia viajar.

They said you were going to travel.

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Eu sabia que ela ia recusar.

I knew she would refuse.

— Guardiões da Noite (2004)

Acho que o Charlie ia gostar de você.

I think Charlie would like you.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Eu não ia usar a língua!

I wasn't going to use my tongue!

— Intocáveis (2011)

O Sindicato ia te matar!

The Union was going to kill you!

— Dupla Perigosa (2026)

Se aqui fosse uma arena, iríamos ver quem ia correr.

If this were an arena, we’d see who would run.

— Dangal (2016)

Eu nem ia saber que vocês eram bandidos.

I wouldn't even have known you were criminals.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Ia usar a apreensão de isca.

I was going to use the bait seizure.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

O Tom sabia que a Mary não sabia que o Tom ia se casar com a Mary.

Tom knew that Mary didn’t know that Tom was going to marry Mary.

Por um instante pensei que Tom ia começar a rir.

For a moment I thought Tom was going to start laughing.

Tom não achou que isso ia acontecer.

Tom didn't think this was going to happen.

Você sabia que ia passar em cima de mim.

You knew you were going to run me over.

— O Salário do Medo (1953)

Parecia que tudo ia terminar bem.

It seemed like everything was going to turn out well.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Dar-me-ia a honra de tomar café na Praça, hoje?

Would you do me the honor of having coffee in the square today?

— Quando o Coração Floresce (1955)

Fadil disse que ele ia matar o cachorro.

Fadil said he was going to kill the dog.

Cortou a orelha do tira e ia queimá-lo.

He cut off the cop's ear and was going to burn him.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Achei que ia dormir o dia todo.

I thought I was going to sleep all day.

— O Retorno (2003)

Sabia que ia chamar!

I knew you were going to call!

— Duro de Matar (1988)

Eu pensava que ia entrar naquele bar, mas eles não me deixaram entrar.

I thought I was going to get into that bar, but they wouldn’t let me in.

Tom sabia que Mary ia fazer isso.

Tom knew Mary was going to do that.

Aí, não falei que o BOPE ia pegar ele.

See, I told you BOPE would get him.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Aquele dinheiro ia salvar a sua irmã!

That money was going to save his sister!

— Mr. Vingança (2002)

Tu não falou que ia me matar, mané?

Didn't you say you were going to kill me, idiot?

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Pensei que você ia rir.

I thought you were going to laugh.

Tom não sabia que Mary ia fazer isso.

Tom didn't know that Mary was going to do that.

Ia contar para a Sheila ontem, mas eu queria contar para você.

I was going to tell Sheila yesterday, but I wanted to tell you.

— O Sobrevivente (2025)

E ia escrever um livro.

And I was going to write a book.

— Agente Zeta (2026)

Só ia subir a serra.

I was just going up the mountain.

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

O Tom sabia com antecedência o que ia acontecer.

Tom knew in advance what was going to happen.

Ela ia dormir quando ouviu um barulho estranho na cozinha.

She was about to go to sleep when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen.

Você ia me deixar?

Were you going to leave me?

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Eu nunca achei que ia ganhar essa luta.

I never thought I would win this fight.

— Madame Satã (2002)

Adela disse que você ia ajudar.

Adela said you were going to help.

— Roma (2018)

Falei que ia te buscar às quatro horas.

I said I would pick you up at four o'clock.

— Juno (2007)

Tom me disse que você ia se encontrar com ele para o almoço.

Tom told me you were going to meet him for lunch.

Ela me disse que você ia voltar para casa.

She told me you were coming back home.

— Destruição Final: O Último Refúgio (2020)

Ninguém sabia que Tom ia fazer isso.

Nobody knew Tom was going to do that.

Se eu não fosse vegetariano, você ia virar churrasco.

If I weren't a vegetarian, you'd end up as barbecue.

— As Travessuras de uma Sereia (2016)

Eu avisei, sabia que ia acontecer.

I warned you; I knew it was going to happen.

— Conflito das Águas (2011)

Na mão do Matias, ia virar estatística.

In Matias’s hands, it would’ve ended up as a statistic.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Você é tão culpado quanto eu, porque sabia que isto ia acontecer.

You are just as guilty as I am, because you knew this was going to happen.

Havia boatos de que a empresa ia fechar.

There were rumors that the company was going to close.

O sistema ia ter que correr atrás.

The system was going to have to catch up.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Sabia que você ia dizer isso.

I knew you were going to say that.

— F1: O Filme (2025)

Já ia sair.

I was just about to leave.

— Diva: Paixão Perigosa (1981)

Sabia que isto ia acabar mal.

I knew this was going to end badly.

— Solaris (1972)

Ia gostar disso.

I would like that.

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Ei, ia te ligar agora.

Hey, I was just about to call you.

— Família de Aluguel (2025)

Se realmente quisesse morrer, ter-lo-ia conseguido.

If he really wanted to die, he would have succeeded.

— O Último Imperador (1987)

Pensei que ia levar a papelada.

I thought I was going to bring the paperwork.

— Tudo em Todo o Lugar ao Mesmo Tempo (2022)

Ela ia comprar o vestido, mas achou caro demais.

She was going to buy the dress, but she thought it was too expensive.

Se fosse outro santo, ainda ia ver se dava um jeito.

If it were another saint, I'd still see if I could find a way.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Parecia que ia chover, mas não choveu.

It looked like it was going to rain, but it didn’t.

Tom ia falar com você primeiro.

Tom was going to talk to you first.

Ou será que eu fingi pra ver quem ia aparecer pra roubar?

Or was I pretending to see who would show up to steal?

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

A Laurita esteve por aqui, me falou que você ia sair.

Laurita was here and told me you were going out.

— Madame Satã (2002)

Tinha que ter certeza de que o cara ia pagar mesmo.

I had to be sure the guy was actually going to pay.

— Um Tiro na Noite (1981)

E onde ia levar?

And where was it going to take us?

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Achou que a polícia ia chegar e surtou.

He thought the police were coming and he freaked out.

— Bugonia (2025)

Bené, o Buscapé ia se amarrar nessa câmara.

Bené, Buscapé would love that camera.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Ela ia sair da cidade.

She was going to leave town.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

O cara ia pegar o carro.

The guy was going to get the car.

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

Estava começando a perguntar se ia me reconhecer.

I was starting to wonder if he was going to recognize me.

— A Dupla Vida de Véronique (1991)

O Tomás parecia que ia bater na Maria.

Tomás looked like he was going to hit Maria.

O Tom ia falar primeiro contigo.

Tom was going to talk to you first.

Se ele fosse meu pai, ele é que ia ver.

If he were my father, he'd soon find out.

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

Eu avisei que a Cece ia dormir fora hoje.

I warned you that Cece was going to sleep out tonight.

— A Empregada (2025)

Se eu tivesse que soltar um barro, ia usar essa aqui com gosto.

If I had to take a dump, I'd gladly use this one.

— Trem-Bala (2022)

Sobrou menos comida do que achei que ia sobrar.

There was less food left over than I thought there would be.

Não, eu ia bater.

No, I was going to hit it.

— A Grande Beleza (2013)

Layla dizia que ia cortar o pênis de Fadil com uma faca.

Layla used to say she was going to cut Fadil’s penis off with a knife.

Já ia chamar a polícia.

I was just about to call the police.

— Relatos Selvagens (2014)

O Tom achou que ia ficar sozinho.

Tom thought he was going to be alone.

Peça a mim o que ia pedir a meu marido.

Ask me what you were going to ask my husband.

— Mommy (2014)

A quem você ia vender isso?

Who were you going to sell this to?

E não esqueça que você ia cometer um homicídio por um software.

And don't forget that you were going to commit murder over software.

— Tron: Ares (2025)

O avião ia levá-los a Bauru.

The plane was going to take them to Bauru.

Previu o que ia acontecer e salvou a vida dela.

They foresaw what was going to happen and saved her life.

— Duna: Parte Dois (2024)

Como ia sabe que ele cairia do trem.

How did he know he would fall off the train?

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Eu sabia que você ia voltar.

I knew you would come back.

Eu os ia chamar.

I was going to call them.

Ia mesmo me deixar aqui?

Were you really going to leave me here?

— Missão Refúgio (2026)

Nunca ia dar certo.

It was never going to work.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Conte-me o que você ia me contar.

Tell me what you were going to tell me.

— O Espírito da Colméia (1973)

Eu já ia te dar hoje.

I was going to give it to you today.

— Um Cabra Bom de Bola (2026)

Ela ia jantar com suas amigas.

She was going to have dinner with her friends.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Eu sabia que ela ia te contar.

I knew she was going to tell you.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Falei que ela ia morar no quarto do sótão.

I told her she was going to live in the attic room.

— A Empregada (2025)

Você não sabia que o Tom ia estar em Boston esta semana?

Didn't you know Tom was going to be in Boston this week?

O Tom ia falar convosco primeiro.

Tom was going to talk to you first.

Não pensei que ia apaixonar-se por mim.

I never thought he would fall in love with me.

— Amor à Flor da Pele (2000)

Ele pensava que ia chover, mas o dia abriu bonito.

He thought it was going to rain, but the day dawned beautifully.

Achei que o Tom ia comprar um carro novo.

I thought Tom was going to buy a new car.

Lembra que um dia eu disse que você ia chorar e eu ia rir?

Remember that one day I said you were going to cry and I was going to laugh?

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Não tinha tanta fome como pensei que ia ter.

I wasn't as hungry as I thought I'd be.

Ela não pensou no que ia acontecer.

She didn't think about what was going to happen.

— Barfi! (2012)

Você sabia que isso ia acontecer!

You knew this was going to happen!

Minha mãe sempre me dizia que meu pai ia me mostrar o sertão.

My mother always told me my father would show me the backlands.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Eu estava me perguntando se você ia aparecer hoje.

I was wondering if you were going to show up today.

O jogo ia ser cancelado por causa da chuva.

The game was going to be cancelled because of the rain.

Sentir-se-ia a pessoa mais feliz do mundo.

You would feel like the happiest person in the world.

Tom disse que ele ia falar com Mary.

Tom said he was going to talk to Mary.

Até duas semanas antes da gravação, o Fabian ia pegar o papel.

Fabian was going to pick up the role up to two weeks before filming.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Sabia que ia conseguir.

I knew I would succeed.

— Bugonia (2025)

Pra mim, o Matias ia desistir no meio do curso.

I thought Matias was going to drop out halfway through the course.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Ela levá-lo-ia para casa se fosse necessário.

She would take him home if necessary.

A Mary disse ao Tom que se ia demitir do emprego e voltar para Boston.

Mary told Tom that she was going to quit her job and return to Boston.

Tom sabia que isso ia acontecer.

Tom knew this was going to happen.

Não era eu que ia cuidar disso.

It wasn't up to me to take care of that.

— Mommy (2014)

A Maria Lúcia ia deitar cedo, mas nós ficamos na festa até às duas.

Maria Lúcia was going to bed early, but we stayed at the party until two.

E ia sentir saudade de todas.

And I was going to miss them all.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Você acha que era isso que ela ia dizer quando sentamos aqui?

Do you think that was what she was going to say when we sat down here?

— Juno (2007)

O que você ia dizer?

What were you going to say?

— O Tempo com Você (2019)

Eu sabia que você ia dizer isso.

I knew you were going to say that.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Edgar, achei que a minha cabeça ia explodir.

Edgar, I thought my head was going to explode.

— “O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes” (2026)

Rohit ia se casar com uma garota!

Rohit was going to marry a girl!

— O Segredo de Aman (2003)

Ia mandar você usar meias iguais amanhã.

I was going to tell you to wear matching socks tomorrow.

— Questão de Honra (1992)

Eu já ia avisar.

I was just about to let you know.

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

Como ela ia ganhar lutando assim?

How was she supposed to win fighting like that?

— Dangal (2016)

Mas você sabia que seu pai ia tá aqui, sir?

But did you know your father was going to be here, sir?

— Extermínio: O Templo dos Ossos (2026)

Gradualmente, o trem ia ganhando velocidade.

Gradually, the train gained speed.

Ninguém ia nem perceber.

Nobody would even notice.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Eu sempre achei que quem ia ter coragem era você.

I always thought you were the one who’d have the courage.

— Aquarius (2016)

Eu não sabia quanto tempo ia aguentar.

I didn't know how long I could hold out.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Você ia me falar sobre o filme.

You were going to tell me about the movie.

— Oito e Meio (1963)

Ia telefonar.

I was going to call.

— Mulheres à Beira de um Ataque de Nervos (1988)

Quando eu estudava eu normalmente ia dormir às dez horas.

When I was studying, I would usually go to bed at ten o'clock.

Eu achei que você ia concordar comigo.

I thought you were going to agree with me.

Alguém mais ia conhecer Satine naquela noite.

Someone else was going to meet Satine that night.

— Moulin Rouge: Amor em Vermelho (2001)

Tom pensou que ia morrer.

Tom thought he was going to die.

Quem me dera ter sabido que isso ia acontecer.

I wish I had known that was going to happen.

Eu pensei que você ia rir.

I thought you were going to laugh.

Ela ter-nos-ia contado.

She would have told us.

Falou que ia me dizer algo.

He said he was going to tell me something.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Ele tinha certeza de que algo ia dar errado.

He was certain that something was going to go wrong.

Na Secretaria de Segurança, eu não ia lutar só contra o tráfico.

At the Department of Public Security, I wasn't just going to fight against drug trafficking.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Eu sabia que ia dar errado desde o começo.

I knew it was going to go wrong from the start.

E como eu sabia que ia precisar da pistola, eu trouxe outro presente.

And since I knew I was going to need the pistol, I brought another gift.

— Por um Punhado de Dólares (1964)

Porque acreditavam que isso ia acontecer.

Because they believed it was going to happen.

— O Sol Enganador (1994)

Na mão do Neto, aquilo ia virar fogueira.

In Neto’s hands, that was going to turn into a bonfire.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

A família ia se separar, não nos veríamos mais.

The family was going to separate, we wouldn't see each other anymore.

— O Peso de um Passado (1988)

O Tom sabia que eu não ia ganhar.

Tom knew I wasn't going to win.

Ia compartilhar com você.

I was going to share it with you.

Não sabia que ia ter uma babá pra cuidar das minhas bolas.

I didn't know I was going to have a babysitter to take care of my balls.

— Trem-Bala (2022)

Passou nove anos sem filhos, e depois o Guran disse-lhe que ia ter um filho.

She spent nine years without children, and then Guran told her that she was going to have a child.

— Lagaan: A Coragem de um Povo (2001)

Sabia que você ia voltar, então cuidei bem dela.

I knew you were coming back, so I took good care of her.

— Casa Vazia (2004)

Já ia tá tudo de volta.

Everything would be back to normal soon.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Ela também me disse que me ia ajudar a fazer isso.

She also told me she was going to help me do that.

Como foi que o Tom soube que você ia fazer aquilo?

How did Tom know you were going to do that?

Sabia que ela ia dizer isso.

I knew she was going to say that.

— Ghost in the Shell: O Fantasma do Futuro (1995)

Ia levá-la para jantar fora.

I was going to take her out to dinner.

— Amor à Flor da Pele (2000)

Pensei que ia me dar um bolo.

I thought you were going to stand me up.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Como podia saber que ia trabalhar numa mina de carvão?!

How was I supposed to know I’d end up working in a coal mine?!

— O Grande Mestre (2008)

Eu não ia desistir.

I wasn't going to give up.

Quando ia me contar sobre os outros três?

When were you going to tell me about the other three?

— Um Tiro na Noite (1981)

Você poderia comprar qualquer coisa nessa loja para Maria, que ela ia gostar.

You could buy Maria anything in this store, and she would like it.

Ela ia vê-lo no hospital todo dia.

She would visit him at the hospital every day.

Tive um pressentimento de que ia foder tudo no primeiro dia.

I had a feeling I was going to fuck everything up on the first day.

— Simplesmente Amor (2003)

O médico ia remover seus rins.

The doctor was going to remove your kidneys.

— Assassinato às Cegas (2018)

Mas ela tinha doze e ia comprar mais segunda-feira.

But she had twelve and was going to buy more on Monday.

— Violência Gratuita (1997)

Eu sabia que um dia isso ia acontecer.

I knew that one day this would happen.

— O Ódio (1995)

Tô sem emprego, e esse dinheiro ia me ajudar muito, mas muito mesmo.

I'm unemployed, and this money would help me a lot, a whole lot.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Tom esqueceu de dizer a Mary a que horas a reunião ia começar.

Tom forgot to tell Mary what time the meeting was going to start.

Ninguém me avisou de que o estabelecimento ia fechar.

Nobody told me the establishment was going to close.

Não, eu ia dizer que fazem ótimos biscoitos.

No, I was going to say they make great cookies.

— Truque de Mestre: O 3° Ato (2025)

E eu sabia lá que você ia escapar, desgraça?

And how was I supposed to know you were going to get away with it, you wretch?

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Tê-lo-ia feito se soubesse como.

I would have done it if I had known how.

Você sabia que o Tom ia dizer isso?

Did you know Tom was going to say that?

Eu disse que isso ia acontecer.

I told you this was going to happen.

— Prenda-Me se For Capaz (2002)

Eu disse que esse ar frio ia acabar com sua garganta.

I told you that cold air would ruin your throat.

— Pillion (2025)

Como ia saber?

How was I supposed to know?

— O Segredo dos seus Olhos (2009)

Tom ia falar com o senhor primeiro.

Tom was going to speak to the gentleman first.

Jessep ia mantê-lo lá.

Jessep was going to keep him there.

— Questão de Honra (1992)

Você ia adorar ela.

You would love her.

— Dupla Perigosa (2026)

Ia morrer logo.

I was going to die soon.

— Os Incompreendidos (1959)

Ela ia me contar, só que mudou de assunto.

She was going to tell me, but she changed the subject.

Laure ia adorar.

Laure would love it.

— Des vents contraires (2011)

Eu sabia que Tom ia contar para todo mundo.

I knew Tom was going to tell everyone.

O Tom ia falar primeiro com a senhora.

Tom was going to speak to the lady first.

Achei que ia melhorar a minha sorte.

I thought my luck was going to improve.

— Amor à Flor da Pele (2000)

É tão grande, achei que ia atirar no meu peito.

It's so big, I thought it was going to shoot me in the chest.

— Prenda-Me se For Capaz (2002)

Sabia que ia te pegar!

I knew I was going to get you!

— Mommy (2014)

Sem sua ajuda, afogar-me-ia.

Without your help, I would drown.

Ouvi dizer que você ia se casar.

I heard you were getting married.

Se fosse comigo, ia lhe deixar viver pela coragem.

If it were me, I would let him live because of his courage.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Ia dizer a verdade.

I was going to tell the truth.

— Chicago (2002)

Achava que ia me foder assim, sacana?!

You thought you could screw me over like that, you bastard?!

— Malcolm X (1992)

Tu acha que o pai ia deixar?

Do you think Dad would let you?

— Abril Despedaçado (2001)

Sabia que nem você ia saber o que fazer.

I knew you wouldn't even know what to do.

— Corra, Lola, Corra (1998)

O Walter ia gostar de te ver aqui.

Walter would be pleased to see you here.

— Dupla Perigosa (2026)

Eu não sabia que Tom ia dançar.

I didn't know Tom was going to dance.

Ia matar o tira e a mim.

He was going to kill the cop and me.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Eu já ia pegar e ele fugiu!

I was about to grab him, but he ran away!

— A Doce Vida (1960)

Eu não lhe ia mentir.

I wasn't going to lie to you.

— Quando Voam as Cegonhas (1957)

Sim, ia almoçar com ele.

Yes, I was going to have lunch with him.

— Amor à Flor da Pele (2000)

A milícia nunca ia conseguir tomar o bairro Tanque sozinha.

The militia would never have been able to take over the Tanque neighborhood on their own.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Common #2,844
was going to, would go Imperfect form of "ir" (used for habitual actions in the past, background description, or an intended/near-future action seen from the past).
PO: Eu ia ao trabalho de ônibus todos os dias.
EN: I would go to work by bus every day.
Conjugation of ir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ia íamos
Third ia iam

Que eu ia o quê?

What was I going to do?

— Amores Brutos (2000)

Você ia pra cadeia.

You were going to jail.

— Dupla Perigosa (2026)

Não ia mal um pouco de limpeza.

A little cleaning wouldn't hurt.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Tudo ia bem.

Everything was going well.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

A gente ia de carro, mas decidiu ir a pé.

We were going to go by car, but we decided to go on foot.

Aonde você ia?

Where were you going?

Ele ia ao consultório do dentista a cada seis meses.

He went to the dentist's office every six months.

Todas as tardes, a mulher ia à igreja para rezar.

Every afternoon, the woman went to church to pray.

Se fosse expulso de uma aula, ele ia para outra.

If he was expelled from one class, he would go to another.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Quando criança, eu ia ao cinema com meus primos todo sábado.

As a child, I used to go to the movies with my cousins ​​every Saturday.

Ia lá para um daqueles concertos de verão.

I was going there for one of those summer concerts.

— Destruição Final 2 (2026)

Eu já ia até você.

I was already on my way to you.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Eu ia à igreja todo domingo quando era garoto.

I used to go to church every Sunday when I was a boy.

Tom ia à igreja todo domingo.

Tom went to church every Sunday.

Ele ia à sua casa?

Was he going to your house?

— As Invasões Bárbaras (2003)

Ninguém ia ao meu país.

Nobody went to my country.

Ele embarcou num avião que ia para Los Angeles.

He boarded a plane bound for Los Angeles.

Diego ia de janela a janela.

Diego went from window to window.

Um jovem casal ia de carro pela floresta, de noite.

A young couple was driving through the forest at night.

— Sociedade dos Poetas Mortos (1989)

Ele não ia para a escola.

He didn’t go to school.

Disse que ia sem pedir minha opinião.

He said he was going without asking my opinion.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

E o senhor ia?

And were you going?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Ia ao teu encontro, quando apanho uma cliente.

I was going to meet you when I picked up a client.

— O Quinto Elemento (1997)

Como quando ia à missa com sua mãe.

Like when she used to go to mass with her mother.

— Noites de Cabíria (1957)

Se eu fosse você, ia já para casa.

If I were you, I'd go home right now.

Ela me disse que ia à América.

She told me she was going to America.

Que não era o homem que ia no trem.

It wasn't the man who was on the train.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

A Mary disse que não ia ao concerto do Tom.

Mary said she wasn’t going to Tom’s concert.

Pois eu não ia não, mas agora eu vou!

Well, I wasn't going to, but now I am!

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Eu ia para clínica e ela ficava em casa cozinhando.

I would go to the clinic and she would stay home cooking.

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

Fadil não ia a lugar nenhum sem sua bicicleta.

Fadil wouldn't go anywhere without his bicycle.

Tom ficou no carro enquanto Mary ia ao supermercado.

Tom stayed in the car while Mary went to the supermarket.

Não me disse que ia!

He didn't tell me he was going!

— O Salário do Medo (1953)

A senhora não ia se incomodar de ler pra nós, ia?

You wouldn’t mind reading it to us, would you?

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Ela ia ao cinema aos domingos.

She went to the movies on Sundays.

Tom ia ao hospital toda segunda-feira.

Tom went to the hospital every Monday.

Ele disse que ia mais cedo para casa porque estava cansado.

He said he was going home early because he was tired.

Tinky Winky não ia pra lugar nenhum sem a sua bolsa.

Tinky Winky wouldn't go anywhere without his bag.

— Extermínio: O Templo dos Ossos (2026)

Você ia pra onde?

Where were you going?

— A Experiência (2001)

Ninguém viu como ia a caravana.

No one saw how the caravan was doing.

— Asas do Desejo (1987)

Para onde você ia?

Where were you going?

— Eu Vi o Diabo (2010)

Quando eu era criança sempre ia ao mar para nadar.

When I was a child, I always went to the sea to swim.

Claro, quando o marido estava vivo, eu ia lá sempre.

Of course, when her husband was alive, I used to go there all the time.

— The Hand of God: A Mão de Deus (2021)

Sim, ele ia para a escola montado num lindo cavalo.

Yes, he used to go to school riding a beautiful horse.

— As Diabólicas (1955)

A gente ia pra praia sempre que podia.

We went to the beach whenever we could.

Eu ia aos Correios ou algo assim.

I used to go to the post office or something like that.

— Podres de Ricos (2018)

Ele ia ao estádio com o pai assistir aos jogos do time.

He would go to the stadium with his father to watch the team's games.

Ia deixá-lo ficou zangado?

Was he going to leave? Did he get angry?

— Chicago (2002)

Estávamos lá, e tudo ia bem.

We were there, and everything was going well.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Se eu fosse você, eu não ia lá.

If I were you, I wouldn't go there.

— Bacurau (2019)

Ele ia para a escola todos os dias de bicicleta.

He went to school every day by bicycle.

Ele parecia que ia a um desfile.

He looked like he was going to a parade.

Eu ia à igreja todos os domingos quando era garoto.

I used to go to church every Sunday when I was a boy.

Não, não ia no trem.

No, I wasn't going on the train.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Com quem ela ia?

Who was she going with?

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Para onde será que você ia?

Where do you think you were going?

— Cidade dos Sonhos (2001)

O circuito era um túnel para mim, e eu só ia, ia e ia em frente.

The circuit was like a tunnel to me, and I just kept going, going, and going forward.

— Senna (2010)

Ela ia devagar pela estrada porque tinha medo de velocidade.

She drove slowly down the road because she was afraid of speed.

Tom ia para o hospital toda segunda-feira.

Tom went to the hospital every Monday.

Ele ia à biblioteca estudar toda tarde depois das aulas.

He would go to the library to study every afternoon after class.

Me encontrei com meu amigo quando ia para a biblioteca.

I met my friend on my way to the library.

Não disse aonde ia.

I didn't say where I was going.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Tom disse que a Mary não ia para Boston.

Tom said that Mary wasn't going to Boston.

Soubemos que ia com você.

We heard that they were going with you.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

O irmão ia com ela mas tinha sido preso.

Her brother was supposed to go with her, but he had been arrested.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Pra onde você achava que ia?

Where did you think you were going?

— Extermínio: O Templo dos Ossos (2026)

Ela ia ao mercado quando encontrou a amiga no caminho.

She was going to the market when she met her friend along the way.

Onde ela ia, ganhava muitos presentes e ela fez uma fortuna.

Wherever she went, she received many gifts, and she made a fortune.

— As Aventuras de Paddington 2 (2017)

É verdade que ia rápido.

It's true that it was going fast.

— Relatos Selvagens (2014)

É para lá que eu ia.

That's where I was going.

— Cidade dos Sonhos (2001)

Se eu fosse você ia na hora.

If I were you, I'd go right away.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Você não falou que ia pra casa estudar?

Didn't you say you were going home to study?

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Todo verão a família ia pro litoral passar as férias.

Every summer the family would go to the coast to spend their vacation.

Eu ia até a padaria buscar pão fresquinho.

I used to go to the bakery to get fresh bread.

Simplesmente, não poderia dizer a ninguém para onde ia.

I simply couldn't tell anyone where I was going.

— As Diabólicas (1955)

Todo domingo eu ia na casa da minha avó almoçar.

Every Sunday I would go to my grandmother's house for lunch.

Perguntei-lhe onde ia.

I asked him where he was going.

Quando criança, ia muitas vezes pescar com o meu pai.

As a child, I often went fishing with my father.

Tom fingiu não saber para onde ia.

Tom pretended not to know where he was going.

E eu fui pra Los Angeles, ele ia também.

And I went to Los Angeles, he was going too.

— Anaconda (2025)

Quando ela perguntou se eu ia, eu respondi que sim.

When she asked if I was going, I said yes.

Sabe que ia outro no trem.

You know, there was another one on the train.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Aonde ele ia?

Where was he going?

Eu ia pro trabalho de metrô quando morava em São Paulo.

I used to take the subway to work when I lived in São Paulo.

Para que ia a sua casa?

Why was he going to your house?

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Quando perguntaram se ele ia, a resposta foi um não firme.

When asked if he was going, the answer was a firm no.

Ele ia antes à empresa caminhando.

He used to walk to the company.

E depois no clube, o Gabe ia bem.

And then at the club, Gabe was doing well.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Tom ia à igreja com seus pais todo domingo.

Tom went to church with his parents every Sunday.

Eu ia e voltava no mesmo dia, a viagem era curta.

I would go and come back on the same day; the trip was short.

Ele ia à escola de bicicleta, mas agora ele vai de ônibus.

He used to go to school by bicycle, but now he goes by bus.

Você prometeu que não ia.

You promised you wouldn't.

— Adeus, Meninos (1987)

Tom disse que não ia com Mary.

Tom said he wasn’t going with Mary.

Ela ia à missa todos os dias.

She went to mass every day.

Parecia que o táxi ia tão devagar quanto uma lesma.

It seemed like the taxi was going as slowly as a snail.

Não ia ao zoológico.

I wasn't going to the zoo.

Acabei de dizer que ia.

I just said I was going.

— Invasores - Nenhum Sistema Está à Salvo (2014)

Onde é que o Tom ia e porque é que ia para lá?

Where was Tom going and why was he going there?

Eu estava bêbada, ia direto pra cadeia.

I was drunk, I was going straight to jail.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Ia a Las Vegas?

Were you going to Las Vegas?

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Você disse que ia para Chicago.

You said you were going to Chicago.

— Prenda-Me se For Capaz (2002)

Antigamente ela ia à missa todo domingo sem falta.

She used to go to mass every Sunday without fail.

Está louco, Keyes, ela não ia no trem.

Are you crazy, Keyes? She wasn't going on the train.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

A criança ia feliz pro parquinho, pulando de alegria.

The child happily went to the playground, jumping for joy.

Eu vi Tony enquanto ia de casa para a escola.

I saw Tony while walking from home to school.

Ia muito rápido.

He was going very fast.

— Táxi - Velocidade nas Ruas (1998)

Sabe a que velocidade ia o trem?

Do you know how fast the train was going?

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Ela não ia, não.

She wasn't going to, no.

— “O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes” (2026)

Tom costumava usar um boné de beisebol em todo lugar aonde ia.

Tom used to wear a baseball cap everywhere he went.

Se não ia pra casa, devia ter me ligado, Manu.

If you weren't going home, you should have called me, Manu.

— Assassinato às Cegas (2018)

Naquela época, você ia ao posto de gasolina, enchia o tanque e ganhava um prato.

Back then, you’d go to the gas station, fill up your tank, and get a plate.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Eu sonhava em que eu ia para a escola pelado.

I used to dream that I went to school naked.

O Pammi idiota mentiu que ia pra Bangalore e voltou pra fazer uma surpresa.

That idiot Pammi lied about going to Bangalore and came back to surprise us.

— Assassinato às Cegas (2018)

Há uma trilha secreta que eu ia quando criança.

There's a secret trail I used to go on as a child.

— Podres de Ricos (2018)

Ela ia ao banco toda segunda-feira.

She went to the bank every Monday.

Antes ia à escola de bicicleta, mas agora pega o ônibus.

I used to go to school by bicycle, but now I take the bus.

Tom ia a festas.

Tom went to parties.

Disse que não ia para lugares escuros.

He said he wouldn't go to dark places.

— Desejo e Perigo (2007)

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