were going to, were going, used to go, were going against, opposed
Não iam me pagar como estes caras.
They weren't going to pay me like these guys did.
— Um Tiro na Noite (1981)
As pessoas iam ficar doidas por ti.
People would go crazy for you.
— A Lenda do Pianista do Mar (1998)
Eu pensei que as coisas iam melhorar.
I thought things were going to get better.
Vocês disseram que iam me ajudar.
You said you were going to help me.
Ele só sabia falar que vocês dois iam ser Rangers.
All he could say was that you two were going to be Rangers.
— Máquina de Guerra (2026)
Aí, como é que iam fazer no seu roteiro?
So, how were they going to incorporate that into their itinerary?
— Anaconda (2025)
Ontem as senhoras prometeram que iam fazer isso para mim.
Yesterday, you ladies promised that you would do that for me.
Eles iam atrás de um tal de Chitão.
They were looking for some guy called Chitão.
— Cabras da Peste (2021)
Bosco, ligou há pouco, iam a uma festa.
Bosco called a little while ago; they were going to a party.
— Morte ao Vivo (1996)
Eles iam de bicicleta para a escola.
They used to ride their bicycles to school.
As pessoas comiam e depois iam para casa.
People ate and then went home.
Na Idade Média, eram mortos todos aqueles que iam contra as Sagradas Escrituras.
In the Middle Ages, everyone who went against the Holy Scriptures was killed.
Atrás do trio ternura, iam sempre Dadinho e Bené, que era irmão do Cabeleira.
Behind the trio of sweethearts, there were always Dadinho and Bené, who was Cabeleira's brother.
— Cidade de Deus (2002)
Na maioria dos dias, iam a pé de casa.
Most days, they walked from home.
Algumas crianças iam de bicicleta para a escola.
Some children rode their bicycles to school.
As palavras iam para frente e para trás.
The words went back and forth.
— O Carteiro e o Poeta (1994)