tú ibas

were going

ˈi b a s → ir
ib to go + as tú imperfect
verb · 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #11,720
were going With te, it often means “were leaving.”
SP: ¿Adónde ibas?
EN: Where were you going?
Conjugation of ir
SingularPlural
First — irnos
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First iba íbamos
Second ibas —
Third iba iban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First iba íbamos
Second ibas —
Third iba iban

Me pregunto a dónde ibas.

I wonder where you were going.

— Mulholland Drive: Sueños, misterios y secretos (2001)

¿Con el que ibas en el tren?

The one you were with on the train?

— Dil Se.. (1998)

No ibas sola.

You weren’t alone.

— Devdas (2002)

Ibas a la escuela.

You were going to school.

¿Y por qué vos no me avisaste que te ibas?

And why didn’t you tell me you were leaving?

— La historia oficial (1985)

Rica, llena de cosas, cuando ibas de visita.

Rich, full of things, when you went to visit.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

¿Hacia dónde ibas?

Where were you headed?

— Terror en Silent Hill: Regreso al infierno (2026)

¿A dónde ibas esta mañana?

Where were you going this morning?

— Sin piedad (2026)

Santiago, ¿ibas acompañado en el auto?

Santiago, were you with someone in the car?

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

Dijo que ibas a su misma clase.

He said you were in the same class as him.

— Hackers: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Creí que te ibas a casa.

I thought you were going home.

Dicen que te ibas con ella.

They say you were leaving with her.

— Río Místico (2003)

Le dije a mi papá que ibas al este.

I told my dad you were going east.

¿Adónde ibas?

Where were you going?

Ibas en el tren, pero no te sentaste delante de mí.

You were on the train, but you didn’t sit in front of me.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

¿No que te ibas?

Weren’t you leaving?

— Lindas y Letales (2026)

Pensé que te ibas de Boston.

I thought you were leaving Boston.

¿No ibas de parte de los corsos?

Weren’t you on the side of the Corsicans?

— Un profeta (2009)

¿Hace cuánto que no ibas a mi casa?

How long had it been since you’d been to my house?

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

¿A dónde ibas, comunista?

Where were you going, you communist?

— Un Taxista (2017)

¿Tú a dónde ibas?

Where were you going?

— Terror en Silent Hill: Regreso al infierno (2026)

Creí que te ibas.

I thought you were leaving.

— Titanic (1997)

¿Y tú ibas a un colegio de monjas?

And did you go to a convent school?

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Creí que ya te ibas.

I thought you were leaving.

¿Sabes a qué velocidad ibas?

Do you know how fast you were going?

Ibas en serio, ¿cierto?

You were serious, right?

— Anaconda (2025)

Pensé que te ibas sin despedirte.

I thought you were leaving without saying goodbye.

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

¿O los dos con los que ibas en el tren?

Or the two you were with on the train?

— Dil Se.. (1998)

¿A dónde ibas?

Where were you going?

— Terror en Silent Hill: Regreso al infierno (2026)

Ibas a la escuela primaria.

You went to elementary school.

— Song Sung Blue: Sueño inquebrantable (2025)

Anda para donde ibas.

Go back to where you were going.

— Moscú no cree en lágrimas (1980)

Le dije que te ibas de viaje.

I told him/her that you were going on a trip.

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

¿Adónde creías que ibas?

Where did you think you were going?

— Exterminio: El templo de huesos (2026)

Ibas tú solo.

You were alone.

— State and Main (2000)

Podrías haber dicho que ibas para la izquierda.

You could have said you were going left.

Creí que ibas en auto.

I thought you were going by car.

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