was going to
Y se iba a quedar dos meses enteros.
And he was going to stay for two whole months.
— Una cuestión de tiempo (2013)
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)
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)
No sabía que se iba a sentar adelante.
I didn't know she was going to sit in the front.
— Jungla de cristal (1988)