iba a llegar tarde

was going to arrive late

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phrase Uncommon #16,073

was going to arrive late This is the imperfect form of ir a llegar tarde. The subject changes the form of ir: voy a llegar tarde means “I’m going to arrive late,” and iban a llegar tarde means “they were going to arrive late.”

SP: Pensé que iba a llegar tarde al trabajo.

EN: I thought I was going to arrive late to work.

Me prometió que no iba a llegar tarde.

He promised me he wouldn’t be late.

Él sabía que iba a llegar tarde.

He knew he was going to be late.

Sabía que iba a llegar tarde.

I knew I was going to be late.

Yanni iba a llegar tarde.

Yanni was going to be late.

Tom me dijo que iba a llegar tarde.

Tom told me he was going to be late.

Tom tuvo el presentimiento de que Mary iba a llegar tarde.

Tom had a feeling that Mary was going to be late.