no iba a

wasn't going to

→ no

phrase Uncommon #12,580

wasn't going to Used to express an intention, prediction, or future action from a past point of view. Usually followed by an infinitive.

SP: Pensé que no iba a llover, pero empezó a caer agua.

EN: I thought it wasn't going to rain, but then it started raining.

Sara había cruzado límites que la Casa no iba a asumir jamás.

Sara had crossed lines that the House would never accept.

— Zeta (2026)

El Comandante no iba a tomar muy bien lo del dinero.

The Commander wasn't going to take the money thing very well.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Dije que no iba a cenar con él.

I said I wasn't going to have dinner with him.

— Dos hermanas (2003)

No iba a dejarte colgado.

I wasn't going to leave you hanging.

— Un simple accidente (2025)

Dije que hoy no iba a trabajar.

I said I wasn't going to work today.

— Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)

Tom me dijo que mejor no iba a ir.

Tom told me that it was better not to go.

Yo dije que no iba a funcionar esto.

I said this wasn't going to work.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Porque no iba a escucharme.

Because he wasn't going to listen to me.

— Yojimbo. El mercenario (1961)

No iba a lastimar a nadie.

I wasn't going to hurt anyone.

— Whistle: El silbido del mal (2026)

El día que te diste cuenta de que no iba a volver.

The day you realized he wasn't coming back.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

Me dijiste que no iba a llover hoy, así que no traje un paraguas.

You told me it wasn’t going to rain today, so I didn’t bring an umbrella.

No iba a dejar que te lo quedaras.

I wasn't going to let you keep it.

— La linterna roja (1991)

Le advertí en el camerino que no iba a hablar de este tema.

I warned him in the dressing room that I wasn't going to talk about this subject.

— Hable con ella (2002)

No iba a pegarte.

I wasn't going to hit you.

— Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

Me prometió que no iba a volver a usar esa palabra.

He promised me that he wouldn't use that word again.

— El hoyo (2019)

Sabía que no iba a tragar, pero sólo necesitaba su firma en el formulario.

I knew he wasn't going to swallow it, but I just needed his signature on the form.

— Perdición (1944)

Él no iba a largar el hueso hasta que encontrara aquellas armas.

He wasn't going to let go of the bone until he found those weapons.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

No iba a esperarte todo el día, hijo.

I wasn't going to wait for you all day, son.

— Titanic (1997)

Yo estaba seguro de que usted no iba a poder.

I was sure you wouldn't be able to.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

No iba a ser transferido.

He was not going to be transferred.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Te dije que esto no iba a funcionar.

I told you this wasn't going to work.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Y cuando empezó de nuevo, me di cuenta de que no iba a parar.

And when it started again, I realized it wasn't going to stop.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

No iba a decir eso.

I wasn't going to say that.

Ella le dijo de una vez por todas que no iba a ir al cine con él.

She told him once and for all that she wasn't going to the movies with him.

No iba a lograrlo.

I wasn't going to make it.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)