se iba a

was going to

→ se
phrase Uncommon #18,481
was going to Used to talk about something that was about to happen or intended to happen in the past.
SP: Se iba a llover, así que llevé paraguas.
EN: It was going to rain, so I brought an umbrella.

Y se iba a quedar dos meses enteros.

And he was going to stay for two whole months.

— Una cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Yanni dijo que se iba a convertir al islam.

Yanni said he was going to convert to Islam.

Todos en el barco pensaron que se iba a hundir.

Everyone on the ship thought it was going to sink.

Cuando la conocimos ya sabía que se iba a morir.

When we met her, I already knew she was going to die.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Tom me dijo que no se iba a atrasar, pero todavía no se aparece.

Tom told me he wouldn’t be late, but he still hasn’t shown up.

En el restaurante no parecía alguien que se iba a explotar.

In the restaurant, he didn't look like someone who was going to explode.

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

No se iba a rendir.

He wasn't going to give up.

Santiago se iba a ir por el resto de su vida.

Santiago was going to leave for the rest of his life.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Se iba a trabajar.

They were going to work.

— Chicago (2002)

No sabía que se iba a sentar adelante.

I didn't know she was going to sit in the front.

— Jungla de cristal (1988)

Creí que la poli no se iba a ir de ahí nunca.

I thought the police were never going to leave there.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

Tsukasa dijo que se iba a dar un baño.

Tsukasa said she was going to take a bath.

— Your Name (2016)

Santiago no se iba a ir, ¿verdad?

Santiago wasn't going to leave, right?

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Dijo que se iba a arriesgar.

He said he was going to take the risk.

Dicen que se iba a ir allá contigo.

They say he was going to go there with you.

Pensaba que no se iba a callar nunca.

I thought he would never shut up.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Se iba a poner el sol.

The sun was about to set.

Que anoche le dijo que no se iba a morir de hambre.

He told her last night that he wasn't going to starve to death.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)