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me iba

I was leaving

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phrase Uncommon #18,507
I was leaving Can also mean “I used to go” when talking about a habitual trip or destination.
SP: Me iba cuando empezó a llover.
EN: I was leaving when it started to rain.

Dos días después, le dije que me iba por trabajo a Buenos Aires.

Two days later, I told him I was going to Buenos Aires for work.

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)

Ella volvió justo cuando yo ya me iba.

She came back just as I was leaving.

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.

Cuando era joven, me iba caminando al colegio.

When I was young, I used to walk to school.

Ella dijo que llamaría a la policía si no me iba.

She said she would call the police if I didn’t leave.

Ya me iba.

I was leaving.

— Corre Lola, corre (Run Lola Run) (1998)

Yo ya me iba.

I was already leaving.

¿Quién te dijo que hoy me iba a la playa?

Who told you I was going to the beach today?

Llamaban a mi puerta y me preguntaban por qué me iba.

They would knock on my door and ask me why I was leaving.

Tranquilo, ya me iba.

Don't worry, I was just leaving.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

Anoche no me iba muy bien.

I wasn't doing very well last night.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Ella dijo que llamaría a la policía si yo no me iba.

She said she would call the police if I didn't leave.

Nada, nada, ya me iba.

Nothing, nothing, I was just leaving.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Él llegó justo cuando me iba.

He arrived just as I was leaving.

Con eso, me iba al abismo.

With that, I was heading into the abyss.

— Diva (1981)

Al final, cuando me iba, algo más me dijo.

In the end, just as I was leaving, they told me something else.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

No me iba bien.

Things weren't going well for me.

— Con Ánimo de Amar (2000)

Cuando era joven, me iba al colegio caminando.

When I was young, I used to walk to school.

Ya casi me iba.

I was just about to leave.

— Diva (1981)

A poco y ya me iba con él.

I almost went with him.

— Nazarín (1959)

Que esa misma noche me iba.

That I was leaving that very night.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

No voy vestido para remover fango, me iba a la peluquería.

I'm not dressed to stir up mud; I was on my way to the hair salon.

— Las diabólicas (1955)