estava indo

was going

→ estar

phrase Common #6,565

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.

Aonde Tom estava indo?

Where was Tom going?

Aonde você estava indo todo dia?

Where were you going every day?

— Amores Expressos (1994)

Onde você estava indo?

Where were you going?

— Eu Vi o Diabo (2010)

Estava indo na farmácia.

I was going to the pharmacy.

— A Doce Vida (1960)

Eu disse que estava indo fazer isso.

I said I was going to do it.

Tom não disse onde estava indo.

Tom didn’t say where he was going.

Tom disse que estava indo em direção ao aeroporto.

Tom said he was heading towards the airport.

Eu estava indo pro hospital!

I was going to the hospital!

— Intocáveis (2011)

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.

Tom me perguntou onde eu estava indo.

Tom asked me where I was going.

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

Tom asked Mary if she knew where John was going.

A que velocidade estava indo lá?

How fast were you going there?

— Táxi - Velocidade nas Ruas (1998)

Estava indo ao barbeiro.

I was on my way to the barber.

— As Diabólicas (1955)

Eu encontrei um velho amigo enquanto estava indo para casa.

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

Pensava que estava indo rápido.

I thought I was going fast.

— A Princesa Prometida (1987)

A gente estava indo.

We were going.

— Extermínio: O Templo dos Ossos (2026)

Laila estava indo para o trabalho.

Laila was going to work.

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)

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)

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)

Tem idéia de como estava indo rápido?

Do you have any idea how fast that was going?

— O Grupo Baader Meinhof (2008)

Disse que estava indo para casa.

He said he was going home.

— Comer Beber Viver (1994)

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

Tom wanted to go wherever Mary was going.

Já estava indo.

I was already on my way.

— Corra, Lola, Corra (1998)

Yanni não sabia aonde Skura estava indo.

Yanni didn't know where Skura was going.

Devia ter dito que estava indo.

You should have said you were leaving.

— O Motorista de Táxi (2017)

Eu estava indo te acordar.

I was going to wake you up.

— A Viagem de Chihiro (2001)

Roubaram o dinheiro dela quando ela estava indo para casa.

They stole her money when she was going home.

Estava indo bem no restaurante com sua mãe.

It was going well at the restaurant with your mother.

— Broker - Uma Nova Chance (2022)

Eu perguntei o que ele estava indo fazer.

I asked him what he was going to do.

Fadil estava indo muito bem na escola.

Fadil was doing very well in school.

Eu estava indo bem.

I was doing well.

Eu perguntava o que ele estava indo fazer.

I was asking him what he was going to do.

Ele estava indo num cruzeiro.

He was going on a cruise.

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.

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)

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)

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.

Você estava indo à escola.

You were going to school.

Eu queria ver como o Tom estava indo.

I wanted to see how Tom was doing.

O Tom sabia que você estava indo fazer isso?

Did Tom know you were going to do that?

Estava indo tudo bem.

Everything was going well.

— Corra, Lola, Corra (1998)

Eu estava indo trabalhar.

I was going to work.

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

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

Para onde estava indo?

Where was he going?

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

Sami estava indo na direção errada.

Sami was going in the wrong direction.

Tom não disse onde ele estava indo, não é?

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

Ele disse que estava indo caçar.

He said he was going hunting.

Pra onde achou que estava indo?

Where did you think you were going?

— Extermínio: O Templo dos Ossos (2026)

Aonde ele estava indo?

Where was he going?

Eu estava indo para casa.

I was going home.

Tom me disse que estava indo para casa.

Tom told me he was going home.

Estava indo a pé.

I was walking.

Eu estava indo acompanhar o Michael à escola.

I was going to accompany Michael to school.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Perguntei o que ele estava indo fazer.

I asked him what he was going to do.