ibas a

were going to

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phrase Common #5,173
were going to Used to talk about a future action from a past point of view. It is the informal second-person singular form.
SP: Pensé que ibas a venir conmigo.
EN: I thought you were going to come with me.

Lo ibas a hacer por los Policías.

You were going to do it for the police.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Ni siquiera me dijiste cuándo ibas a volver.

You didn't even tell me when you were coming back.

— हैदर (2014)

Dijiste que ibas a ir a Chicago.

You said you were going to Chicago.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Ibas a dejarme?

Were you going to leave me?

— Mystic River (2003)

Pensé que no ibas a venir.

I thought you weren't coming.

Ibas a llevarte mi cohete.

You were going to take my rocket.

— Un día de furia (1993)

No puedo creer que ibas a hacer otra cosa.

I can't believe you were going to do something else.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Y tú te ibas a encargar.

And you were going to take care of it.

Pensaba que ya no ibas a llamar.

I thought you weren't going to call anymore.

— Audition (2000)

Pensé que te ibas a ir temprano.

I thought you were going to leave early.

— Greenland: El último refugio (2020)

Bueno, ¿y por qué no ibas a quererlo?

Well, why wouldn't you want it?

— The Dreadful (2026)

Mamá, dijiste que lo ibas a dejar.

Mom, you said you were going to quit.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Creía que nunca ibas a despertar.

I thought you were never going to wake up.

Ibas a decir uno de tantos.

You were going to mention one of many.

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)

Piensa en la cantidad de veces que has dicho que te ibas a morir.

Think about the number of times you've said you were going to die.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Ibas a huir con ese idiota.

You were going to run away with that idiot.

— El engaño (2026)

Ibas a ser Don Ho.

You were going to be Don Ho.

— Song Sung Blue - Canción para dos (2025)

Era lo bastante joven para creer que ibas a volver.

I was young enough to believe you were coming back.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Pensé que te ibas a quedar en casa.

I thought you were going to stay home.

Creí que dijiste que lo ibas a intentar.

I thought you said you were going to try.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Oh, ibas a dibujar.

Oh, you were going to draw.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Creí que no ibas a participar.

I thought you weren't going to participate.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Creía que no ibas a venir.

I thought you weren't coming.

Prometiste que lo ibas a dejar.

You promised you were going to quit.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Sabes exactamente lo que ibas a hacer.

You know exactly what you were going to do.

— Un día de furia (1993)

Pensé que me ibas a matar.

I thought you were going to kill me.

Lo sabia, sabia que ibas a madurar en esto.

I knew it, I knew you were going to grow into this.

Sabía que me ibas a encontrar.

I knew you would find me.

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

Creí que nunca ibas a hacerlo.

I thought you'd never do it.

— El prisionero de las montañas (1996)

Si tengo buena memoria, dijiste que te ibas a comer mi corazón.

If my memory serves me right, you said you were going to eat my heart.

— El chico y la garza (2023)

Dijiste que ibas a decir algo.

You said you were going to say something.

— No hay otra opción (2025)

Ibas a decirme lo que le pasó al tío Adam cuando fuera mayor.

You were going to tell me what happened to Uncle Adam when he grew up.

— Los pecadores (2025)

No, hombre, cómo ibas a saber.

No, man, how would you know?

— Jungla de cristal (1988)

Pensé que no ibas a hacer esto otra vez.

I thought you weren’t going to do this again.

Me preguntaba si ibas a venir hoy.

I was wondering if you were coming today.

Dijiste que me ibas a decir algo.

You said you were going to tell me something.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Me estaba preguntando si ibas a aparecer hoy.

I was wondering if you were going to show up today.

Pensaba que ibas a quedarte a hacer tu vida aquí.

I thought you were going to stay and make your life here.

— Picnic (1955)

Sabía cómo ibas a reaccionar.

I knew how you were going to react.

Dijiste que te ibas a enfrentar a sus tropas.

You said you were going to confront their troops.

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)

Creí que no me ibas a llamar nunca.

I thought you were never going to call me.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Yo sabía que tú no ibas a caer en eso.

I knew you wouldn’t fall for that.

Creí que te ibas a quedar con Tom.

I thought you were going to stay with Tom.

Ibas a conseguirme el autógrafo de Jetty Fillmore.

You were going to get me Jetty Fillmore's autograph.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Seguro que no imaginaba que te lo ibas a tomar así.

I'm sure he didn't imagine you would take it that way.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

No ibas a hablar conmigo.

You weren't going to talk to me.

— Un lugar en ninguna parte (1988)

Dijiste que ibas a llamar.

You said you were going to call.

Ibas a hacer los deberes.

You were going to do your homework.

— State and Main (2000)

Sospechaba que ibas a decir eso.

I suspected you were going to say that.

— Wicked (2024)

Pensé que no ibas a volver por un par de días.

I thought you weren’t coming back for a couple of days.

Ibas a preguntárselo con calma.

You were going to ask him calmly.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

No pensaba que ibas a llegar.

I didn't think you were going to show up.

Pensé que te ibas a poner tu traje nuevo.

I thought you were going to put on your new suit.

Se suponía que ibas a ayudar a Tom, ¿sabes?

You were supposed to help Tom, you know?

Pensé que dijiste que ibas a comprarme una bebida.

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

Podías haberme dicho que ibas a venir.

You could have told me you were coming.

Creías que no te ibas a llevar lo tuyo?

Did you think you weren't going to get what was yours?

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)

Sabía que me ibas a decir eso.

I knew you were going to say that.

— F1 la película (2025)

Sabes perfectamente que no la ibas a encontrar.

You know perfectly well that you weren't going to find her.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Ibas a decirme dónde estabas.

You were going to tell me where you were.

— Casi famosos (2000)

Por favor, yo pensé que me ibas a poner a pensar.

Please, I thought you were going to make me think.

— Ace Ventura, un detective diferente (1994)

Anda que ibas a ligar tú tanto si fueras como yo.

I bet you wouldn’t get nearly as much if you were like me.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

Qué susto, creía que ibas a gritar.

What a scare, I thought you were going to scream.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Tuve que convencer a mis jefes y al procurador general de que no ibas a huir.

I had to convince my bosses and the attorney general that you weren't going to run away.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Creí que no ibas a venir.

I thought you weren't coming.

Dijiste que no ibas a trabajar en tu libro.

You said you weren't going to work on your book.

Se suponía que tú sí ibas a entender.

You were supposed to understand.