was going, was heading, was wearing, was
Le daban dinero siempre que iba a verlos.
They gave him money whenever he went to see them.
— Un asunto de familia (2018)
El barco iba hacia el norte siguiendo la corriente del río.
The boat was heading north, following the river current.
Iba vestida de una manera completamente distinta a cuando estaba en el velero.
She was dressed completely differently from when she was on the sailboat.
Si iba al este del norte, debería llegar a otra costa.
If I headed east of north, I should reach another coast.
¿Era la única que no iba en serio?
Was I the only one who wasn’t serious?
— Las alas del deseo (1987)
Ahora, en aquel tiempo aunque yo siempre iba corriendo.
Now, at that time although I was always running.
Tom iba al gimnasio tres días a la semana.
Tom went to the gym three days a week.
Probablemente iba al Hospital Shichikoku-yama.
He was probably going to Shichikoku-yama Hospital.
— Mi vecino Totoro (1988)
A menudo él iba a pescar los domingos.
He often went fishing on Sundays.
Había pagado el primer plazo de la casa y todo iba como la seda.
I had paid the first installment on the house and everything was going smoothly.
— Buenos Muchachos (1990)
Ella está exactamente igual a cuando iba al colegio.
She looks exactly the same as when she was in school.
Cuando tenía tu edad, yo iba y volvía al colegio en bicicleta todos los días.
When I was your age, I used to cycle to and from school every day.
Escribí esto en un momento en que todo iba mal.
I wrote this at a time when everything was going wrong.
— गल्ली बॉय (2019)
Ella a menudo iba al teatro cuando estaba en Londres.
She often went to the theatre when she was in London.
Cuando me fui a Barcelona, iba embarazada de ti.
When I went to Barcelona, I was pregnant with you.
— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)
Me iba a la cama a las diez cuando iba al colegio.
I used to go to bed at ten when I went to school.
Me había dicho que le iba bien, pero no podía imaginarme esto.
They’d told me things were going well, but I couldn’t have imagined this.
— Volver (2006)
I was going somewhere else.
Le dijo a su esposa que iba al baño y vino aquí a pedir dinero.
He told his wife he was going to the bathroom and came here to ask for money.
— PK (2014)
¿Seguro que no dijo a dónde iba?
Are you sure he didn’t say where he was going?
— Hoy Quiero Volver Solito (2014)
He was speeding.
A menudo iba a esquiar en el invierno.
He often went skiing in the winter.
Cuando me acerqué a él, noté que algo iba mal.
When I approached him, I noticed that something was wrong.
— Solaris (1972)
Mi hermano va a la misma escuela a la que iba yo.
My brother goes to the same school I used to go to.
Fred seguía a mi madre a dondequiera que iba.
Fred followed my mother everywhere she went.
Ella iba todos los días a verlo al hospital.
She went to see him at the hospital every day.
David había adivinado correctamente hacia dónde iba todo aquello.
David had correctly guessed where it was all headed.
El socialista iba acompañado de un traductor.
The socialist was accompanied by a translator.
¡Por eso mi esposa iba en el auto esa noche y no yo!
That’s why my wife was driving that night, not me!
— Tren bala (2022)
Un helicóptero iba en círculos por sobre nosotros.
A helicopter was circling above us.
Si Mei iba al hospital, se habrá perdido.
If Mei went to the hospital, she must have gotten lost.
— Mi vecino Totoro (1988)
Acababa de empezar la carrera y ya iba por otro camino.
The race had just started and I was already going down a different path.
— Tropa de Élite (2007)
Yo iba en el asiento trasero de la camioneta de mi mamá.
I was in the back seat of my mom's truck.
— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)
Pero ¿cómo supo que iba a la casa de mi abuelo?
But how did he know I was going to my grandfather's house?
— El gran diluvio (2025)
Iba pensando en sus cosas cuando tropezó con la piedra del camino.
He was thinking about his own things when he tripped over a stone in the road.
Vi a mi tío cuando iba a la escuela.
I saw my uncle when I was going to school.
El perro iba detrás de ella a todas partes sin perderla de vista.
The dog followed her everywhere, never losing sight of her.
No, al que iba tras él en Connaught Place.
No, the one who was following him in Connaught Place.
— Dil Se.. (1998)
No es el hombre que iba en el tren.
He is not the man who was on the train.
— Pacto de sangre (1944)
The car was moving forward.
Iba a la misma escuela que mi hermano, así que nos habíamos visto varias veces.
I went to the same school as my brother, so we had seen each other several times.
— 色‧戒 (2007)
Como iba sin billete en el metro, tuve que pagar el doble a la salida.
Since I didn't have a ticket on the subway, I had to pay double when I left.
Cuando salió hacia la colina, parecía que iba de paseo.
When he set off towards the hill, he looked like he was going for a stroll.
— Los Siete Samuráis (1954)
Para hablar en privado iba a las paradas.
To talk in private I went to the stops.
También iba al gimnasio, a veces.
I also went to the gym, sometimes.
— Hoy Quiero Volver Solito (2014)
Sólo soy un oficial administrativo que iba a mi casa.
I'm just an administrative officer who was on my way home.
— Duro de matar (1988)
Iba yo solo a mirar las estrellas.
I was just going to look at the stars by myself.
— El tigre y el dragón (2000)
Cuando iba a dormirme vi caer una sábana.
As I was about to go to sleep, I saw a sheet fall.
— La doble vida de Verónica (1991)
Toma was going in that direction.
Cada vez que iba a verle, lo encontraba en el trabajo.
Every time I went to see him, I found him at work.
Allá adonde iba, sentía que ya había estado.
Wherever I went, I felt like I had already been there.
— El Club de la Pelea (1999)
Iba al colegio con su hermana todas las mañanas desde que eran pequeñas.
She went to school with her sister every morning since they were little.
El taxi parecía que iba tan lento como un caracol.
The taxi seemed to be going as slowly as a snail.
El río iba crecido por las lluvias de los últimos días.
The river was swollen due to the rains of the last few days.
Yo iba a la Universidad del Este de Carolina.
I went to East Carolina University.
— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)
Iba sonriendo por la calle como si nada malo pudiera pasarle.
She was walking down the street smiling as if nothing bad could happen to her.
Sea como sea, iba en contra de mis principios.
Either way, it went against my principles.
— स्वदेस (2004)
Lo han traído siete mulas e iba encadenado.
He was brought by seven mules and was in chains.
— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)
Adondequiera que iba, él se perdía.
Wherever he went, he got lost.
Se le unió un regimiento y tomó un convoy de pólvora que iba para los españoles.
A regiment joined him, and he captured a convoy of gunpowder bound for the Spanish.
Usted iba en ese coche con esa mujer que no se llama Raquel.
You were in that car with that woman whose name is not Raquel.
— Contratiempo (2017)
Era la primera vez que iba al extranjero.
It was the first time he had gone abroad.
¿Cómo iba vestido cuando desapareció?
What was he wearing when he disappeared?
— Las diabólicas (1955)
Creo que iba con su personalidad meticulosa.
I think it suited his meticulous personality.
— Sueño de fuga (1994)
El Club de la Lucha no iba de ganar o perder.
Fight Club wasn't about winning or losing.
— El Club de la Pelea (1999)
La conversación iba bien hasta que sacó el tema de la herencia.
The conversation was going well until he brought up the topic of inheritance.
Iba a casa de mis tíos, no a Francia.
I was going to my aunt and uncle's house, not to France.
— Mi pobre angelito (1990)
La conozco desde que iba en pañales.
I've known her since she was in diapers.
Iba por ahí, haciendo Seo-ri todo el tiempo.
I was going around, doing Seo-ri all the time.
— El Huésped (2006)
Cuidaba de los conejos cuando iba al colegio.
She used to look after the rabbits when she went to school.
Cuando era niño, iba a la iglesia todos los domingos.
When I was a child, I went to church every Sunday.
Ella iba por la calle cuando empezó a llover de repente.
She was walking down the street when it suddenly started to rain.
Tom se topó con Mary cuando iba a la escuela.
Tom bumped into Mary on his way to school.
Iba de camino a tu casa cuando me llamaste por teléfono.
I was on my way to your house when you called me on the phone.
Iba a la tienda a comprar pan cuando se cerró por la huelga.
I was going to the store to buy bread when it closed due to the strike.
Su explicación iba más allá de mi comprensión.
His explanation was beyond my understanding.
La mamá se quedó en el coche mientras papá iba de compras.
Mom stayed in the car while Dad went shopping.
El niño iba acompañado por sus padres.
The boy was accompanied by his parents.
Cuando iba a la escuela, vi a mi tío.
When I was going to school, I saw my uncle.
La chocó un niño que iba en su patineta.
She was hit by a boy riding his skateboard.
— Familia (2023)
La niebla era tan espesa que no veía por donde iba.
The fog was so thick that I couldn’t see where I was going.
¿Para dónde iba él?
Where was he going?
Él iba de un lado para otro en la habitación.
He was pacing back and forth in the room.
Chocó contra mi auto, y esta rata iba al volante.
He crashed into my car, and this rat was driving.
— The Chaser (2008)
Yo iba a menudo a ver películas con mi padre.
I often went to see movies with my father.
Iba en el autobús cuando se dio cuenta de que había olvidado las llaves.
He was on the bus when he realized he had forgotten his keys.
Sí, y el Gobernador iba loco por ella.
Yes, and the Governor was crazy about her.
— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)
Él trató de averiguar contra qué iba.
He tried to find out what she was up against.
Él me dijo que iba a Italia.
He told me he was going to Italy.
El avión en el que iba Tom se estrelló.
The plane Tom was on crashed.
Sí, cuando su esposo estaba vivo, iba a menudo.
Yes, when her husband was alive, she used to go often.
— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)
Empezó a seguirlo y a hacerle fotos y siempre iba a ese caserío.
She started following him and taking pictures of him, and she always went to that farmhouse.
— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)
¿Por qué iba nadie a confundirte conmigo?
Why would anyone mistake you for me?
— El Club de la Pelea (1999)
Cuando yo era un niño, iba muy seguido a nadar al mar.
When I was a child, I used to go swimming in the sea very often.
No había visto por dónde iba con eso.
I hadn't realized where they were going with that.
A friend of mine was on that ship.
Perdona que no te ayude, yo iba de salida.
Sorry I couldn't help you; I was just heading out.
— Nosotros los pobres (1948)
Tom iba al cine cada semana.
Tom went to the movies every week.
Dijo que si iba contigo, sería una aventura.
He said that if he went with you, it would be an adventure.
— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)
El policía agarró al hombre que iba corriendo.
The police officer grabbed the man who was running.
David llevaba todos los colores del arcoíris, y Keith iba de negro absoluto.
David was wearing every color of the rainbow, while Keith was dressed in all black.
He was accompanied by his wife.
Señora, ¿iba también por ese camino?
Ma'am, were you going that way too?
— Memorias de un Asesino (2003)
The weather was going from bad to worse.
De niño iba cada verano a la playa.
As a child, I went to the beach every summer.
Iba por esta calle, dentro de aquel coche.
I was driving down this street in that car.
— Río Místico (2003)
Cuando era niño, iba mucho a pescar al río con mi hermano.
When I was a child, I used to go fishing a lot in the river with my brother.
Ella iba todos los días a misa.
She went to mass every day.
Siempre iba al mismo café después del trabajo a leer el periódico.
He always went to the same cafe after work to read the newspaper.
Le he dicho a caballo para que quedara mejor, pero iba en mula.
I said he was on horseback to make it sound better, but he was actually on a mule.
— Las diabólicas (1955)
I was on my way to school.
Me encontré con Yoko cuando iba al teatro.
I met Yoko when I was going to the theater.
Él dijo que no iba a la fiesta porque tenía que estudiar.
He said he wasn’t going to the party because he had to study.
Ella iba bajando por las escaleras.
She was going down the stairs.
I didn't see who was driving.
Y por más rápido que yo corría, me iba alcanzando.
And no matter how fast I ran, he kept catching up to me.
— Ace Ventura: Detective de Mascotas (1994)
Cuando iba cabalgando, de repente tuve mucha sed.
As I was riding, I suddenly became very thirsty.
— Rashomon (1950)
Me dijo que iba a ver qué había.
He told me he was going to see what was there.
Llevando puesto un casco amarillo iba repartiendo esto.
Wearing a yellow helmet, he was handing these out.
— PK (2014)
¿Por qué iba alguien a vender esta mierda cara tan barata?
Why would anyone sell this expensive crap so cheaply?
— Gangs of Wasseypur I (2012)
La gente se iba moviendo más y más rápido.
People were moving faster and faster.
En el auto de camino a casa, él iba haciendo planes para el día siguiente.
In the car on the way home, he was making plans for the next day.
Él entró justo cuando yo iba saliendo.
He came in just as I was leaving.
Iba caminando del trabajo a su casa.
He was walking home from work.
Un pájaro iba volando por el cielo.
A bird was flying through the sky.
La pista para mí era un túnel, por el que iba yendo y yendo.
The track for me was a tunnel, through which I kept going and going.
— Senna (2010)
Me encontré con él justo cuando iba saliendo del colegio.
I ran into him just as I was leaving school.
It looks like he was sleeping.
Como iba diciendo, no voy a hacer nada.
As I was saying, I’m not going to do anything.