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que ia

that was going to

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phrase Extremely common #386
that was going to Uses ia, the imperfect form of ir, to describe something expected or planned in the past.
PO: Ela sabia que ia chover.
EN: She knew that it was going to rain.

Não tínhamos ideia do que ia acontecer.

We had no idea what was going to happen.

Pensei que você tivesse me dito que ia me comprar uma bebida.

I thought you told me you were going to buy me a drink.

E quem é que prometeu pra mim que ia estudar?

And who promised me they were going to study?

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Eu senti que ia morrer.

I felt like I was going to die.

Você bem que ia gostar disso, né?

You'd really like that, wouldn't you?

— Os Falsários (2007)

Não falei que ia te pegar?

Didn't I say I'd come get you?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Para dizer a ele que ia me casar.

To tell him that I was going to get married.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Castelo Infinito (2025)

Tom disse a Mary que ia se matar.

Tom told Mary he was going to kill himself.

O Marreco falou pro meu pai que ia parar de vacilar.

Marreco told my father that he was going to stop messing around.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Eu tinha prometido que ia parar de fumar.

I had promised myself I would quit smoking.

Ela esqueceu que ia me cobrir.

She forgot she was going to cover for me.

— Comer Beber Viver (1994)

Você prometeu que ia parar.

You promised you would stop.

— Prenda-Me se For Capaz (2002)

Tom disse a Mary que ia tentar fazer isso.

Tom told Mary that he was going to try to do that.

Pô, cara, eu falei pro teu pai que ia ter uma festa!

Dude, I told your dad there was going to be a party!

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Minha mãe falou pra uma amiga que ia se divorciar.

My mother told a friend that she was going to get a divorce.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

Aposto que era lá que ia dormir.

I bet that's where you were going to sleep.

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

"Minha mãe me dava bronca sempre que via que ia treinar."

My mom would scold me whenever she saw I was going to work out.

— Agente Zeta (2026)

Pareceu que ia trazer algo positivo aí.

It seemed like it was going to bring something positive.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Mal ele sabia que ia precisar, sim.

Little did he know that he really would need it.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Prometi a Ricky que ia levá-lo para a Índia quando ele tivesse cinco anos.

I promised Ricky that I would take him to India when he turned five.

— Queen (2014)