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íbamos a

were going to

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phrase Common #8,632
were going to Used to talk about a future action from a past point of view, often a plan or intention.
SP: Íbamos a salir, pero empezó a llover.
EN: We were going to leave, but it started to rain.

Se suponía que íbamos a liquidar mi saldo hoy.

We were supposed to settle my balance today.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Nunca íbamos a ser libres.

We were never going to be free.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Que yo y Amos íbamos a tener un bebé.

That Amos and I were going to have a baby.

— Chicago (2002)

Sinceramente creí que íbamos a ganar.

I honestly believed we were going to win.

Pensé que todos íbamos a morir.

I thought we were all going to die.

No la íbamos a encontrar nunca.

We were never going to find her.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

Íbamos a jugar al Scrabble.

We were going to play Scrabble.

— Lars y una chica de verdad (2007)

Nos íbamos a casar en mayo, pero tuvimos que posponer la boda hasta junio.

We were going to get married in May, but we had to postpone the wedding until June.

Sí, porque dijimos que íbamos a esperar.

Yes, because we said we were going to wait.

No obstante, hoy íbamos a jugar juntos.

However, we were going to play together today.

— El gran diluvio (2025)

Pensé que no íbamos a ir allá.

I thought we weren’t going there.

Prometiste que íbamos a ir a Italia.

You promised we were going to Italy.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

No íbamos a hacer eso.

We weren't going to do that.

Íbamos a cerrar el trato pero alguien le avisó.

We were going to close the deal but someone tipped him off.

Dijiste que soñaste que íbamos a envejecer juntos.

You said you dreamed that we would grow old together.

Nos preguntábamos cómo íbamos a bajar este mueble.

We were wondering how we were going to get this piece of furniture down.

— El manantial de las colinas (1986)

Admito que sabíamos que íbamos a tener problemas.

I admit that we knew we were going to have problems.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Sabía que íbamos a ser amigos.

I knew we were going to be friends.

Sabía que te íbamos a encontrar.

I knew we were going to find you.

Yo debí haberte dicho que íbamos a venir.

I should have told you we were coming.

Ahora mi pregunta es, ¿Cómo supiste dónde nos íbamos a encontrar?

Now my question is, how did you know where we were going to meet?

— The Internship (2026)

No sabía que íbamos a tener compañía.

I didn't know we were going to have company.

Íbamos a irnos el domingo.

We were going to leave on Sunday.

— Mystic River (2003)

Íbamos a ver tu programa.

We were going to watch your show.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

Nosotros íbamos a pasar la noche, de todos modos.

We were going to spend the night anyway.

— Ponyo en el acantilado (2008)

Creí que solo íbamos a entrar e irnos inmediatamente.

I thought we were just going to get in and leave right away.

Pensé que no íbamos a hacer esto.

I thought we weren't going to do this.

Estábamos juntos en esto desde el principio y no íbamos a rendirnos ahora.

We were in this together from the beginning and we weren't going to give up now.

Ahora mismo íbamos a hacerlo.

We were just about to do it.

— Akira (1988)

Se suponía que íbamos a tomar un café, pero tengo un comercial.

We were supposed to have coffee, but I have a commercial.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Pensábamos que íbamos a servir al Señor.

We thought we were going to serve the Lord.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Yo creía que íbamos a comer algo.

I thought we were going to get something to eat.

Dijo que tenía un dolor de cabeza cuando íbamos a salir.

He said he had a headache when we were about to leave.

— Deseo, peligro (2007)

Íbamos a juntar los cabos sueltos.

We were going to tie up the loose ends.

— La cinta blanca (2009)

Realmente creí que lo íbamos a hacer.

I really believed we were going to do it.

Pensé que no íbamos a jugar más.

I thought we weren't going to play anymore.

Que íbamos a envejecer juntos.

That we were going to grow old together.

Íbamos a ir a buscarlo.

We were going to go look for him.

— Psicosis (1960)

Íbamos a pedírtelo.

We were going to ask you.

— La vida de los otros (2006)

Hablamos un poco de lo que íbamos a hacer ese día.

We talked a little about what we were going to do that day.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Ya me marchaba, íbamos a entrar en el local.

I was just leaving, we were about to go into the building.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)