iba a hacer

was going to do

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phrase Uncommon #18,579

was going to do Uses the imperfect form of ir with a + infinitive to express an intended or planned action in the past. The subject is understood from context or the surrounding verb form.

SP: Yo iba a hacer la cena, pero llegaste temprano.

EN: I was going to make dinner, but you arrived early.

Si no lo mataba alguien, un día lo iba a hacer yo.

If someone didn't kill him, one day I was going to do it myself.

— El profesional (Léon) (1994)

Eso es lo que iba a hacer.

That's what I was going to do.

Lo siento, no iba a hacer esto.

I'm sorry, I wasn't going to do this.

— Un día de furia (1993)

Lo iba a hacer.

I was going to do it.

Eso iba a hacer.

That's what I was going to do.

Iba a hacer el mejor trato posible y adiós.

I was going to make the best deal possible and goodbye.

Cliff no tenía idea de lo que iba a hacer.

Cliff had no idea what he was going to do.

— Érase una vez en… Hollywood (2019)

En la radio dijeron que iba a hacer frío.

They said on the radio that it was going to be cold.

Te dije que lo iba a hacer.

I told you I was going to do it.

Tom me dijo que él lo iba a hacer.

Tom told me he was going to do it.

Dijo cosas sobre lo que yo iba a hacer.

He said things about what I was going to do.

Lo iba a hacer de todas formas.

I was going to do it anyway.

— Fallen angels (Ángeles caídos) (1995)

Eso es lo que yo iba a hacer.

That's what I was going to do.

Cómo iba a hacer que vinieras?

How was I supposed to get you to come?

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

Pensaba en la calle oscura y en lo que iba a hacer.

I was thinking about the dark street and what I was going to do.

— Perdición (1944)

Iba a hacer este truco nuevo en el medio tiempo.

I was going to do this new trick at halftime.

— Ace Ventura, un detective diferente (1994)

Te pedí perdón por lo que iba a hacer.

I apologized for what I was going to do.

— Amores perros (2000)

Por qué iba a hacer algo por ellos?

Why would I do anything for them?

— Ne Zha (2019)