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ia para casa

was going home

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phrase Rare #29,776
was going home Uses the imperfect tense of ir (ia) to describe going home in the past, often in reported speech or as a habitual action.
PO: Quando liguei, ela ia para casa.
EN: When I called, she was going home.

Encontrei-a quando eu ia para casa.

I met her when I was going home.

Sempre tomei o metrô do leste, quando ia para casa.

I always took the eastbound subway when I went home.

— Asas do Desejo (1987)

Ele ia para casa depois da escola.

He used to go home after school.

— Caché (2005)

Depois ia para casa.

Then I would go home.

— Segunda-Feira ao Sol (2002)

Ele disse que ia para casa.

He said he was going home.

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

Eu passei no supermercado quando ia para casa.

I stopped at the supermarket on my way home.

Disse que ia para casa.

He said he was going home.

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

Tom me disse que ia para casa.

Tom told me he was going home.