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iban a

were going to

→ ir
phrase Uncommon #11,770
were going to Used to talk about a planned or expected future action in the past. It is a form of ir a + infinitive.
SP: Iban a salir cuando empezó a llover.
EN: They were going to leave when it started to rain.

Que iban a aparecer con una piñata monstruosa o algo así.

That they were going to appear with a monstrous piñata or something like that.

— Kajaki (2014)

Mennad y Baya iban a tener sexo.

Mennad and Baya were going to have sex.

Te iban a meter a la cárcel.

They were going to put you in jail.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

No iban a ir a esa cosa rancia.

They weren’t going to go to that tacky place.

— Kajaki (2014)

Sabía que iban a llegar tarde.

I knew they were going to be late.

Pero si Watson y Pepe no iban a bajar a la playa.

But Watson and Pepe weren't going down to the beach.

— El orfanato (2007)

Ellos iban a matar a Tom.

They were going to kill Tom.

Osman estaba seguro de que iban a morirse.

Osman was sure they were going to die.

— El prisionero de las montañas (1996)

Tom y Mary me dijeron que iban a estar ausentes.

Tom and Mary told me they were going to be absent.

Le rompiste los tobillos a Pierre, ¡hasta creí que lo iban a dormir!

You broke Pierre's ankles, I even thought they were going to put him to sleep!

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

La verdad, es que nunca supe exactamente lo que iban a hacerme.

The truth is, I never knew exactly what they were going to do to me.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

Pensábamos que nos iban a matar.

We thought they were going to kill us.

— Los pecadores (2025)

He oído que nos iban a subir el alquiler.

I heard they were going to raise our rent.

Iban a salir de nuevo cierto?

They were going to go out again, right?

No iban a dispararle a Fabio frente a todos.

They weren't going to shoot Fabio in front of everyone.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Pidieron menos cantidad porque no iban a poder con todo.

They asked for a smaller quantity because they wouldn't be able to handle it all.

Uno a uno los traficantes del barrio Tanque iban a morir.

One by one, the drug dealers from the Tanque neighborhood were going to die.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

O si aquellos que fueran realmente capaces iban a subir al trono.

Or whether those who were truly capable would ascend to the throne.

— Super 30 (2019)

Pensé que Tom y María se iban a casar.

I thought Tom and Maria were going to get married.

Iban a irse a Las Vegas.

They were going to go to Las Vegas.

— Mystic River (2003)

Pensé que las cosas iban a mejorar.

I thought things were going to get better.

Todo el mundo parecía saber ya que Tom y Mary se iban a divorciar.

Everyone seemed to know that Tom and Mary were going to get a divorce.

Pensé que iban a cancelar pero no.

I thought they were going to cancel but they didn't.

— Una cuestión de tiempo (2013)

No pensarías que tu padre y tu madre te iban a dejar sin nada.

You wouldn't think your father and mother would leave you with nothing.

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

Pensé que me iban a disparar.

I thought they were going to shoot me.

— Greenland: El último refugio (2020)

Ellos anunciaron que iban a dar una fiesta.

They announced that they were going to throw a party.

Iban a poner The Blair Witch Project en Starz.

They were going to show The Blair Witch Project on Starz.

— Juno (2007)

Creía que iban a llamar.

I thought they were going to call.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Pensaba que iban a detenerme otra vez.

I thought they were going to arrest me again.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Me sorprendí cuando dijeron que iban a casarse.

I was surprised when they said they were going to get married.