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se iba a

was going to

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phrase Uncommon #14,894
was going to Se is used with the following verb and may be part of a reflexive or pronominal verb.
SP: Se iba a mudar el próximo mes.
EN: She was going to move next month.

Se iba a trabajar.

They were going to work.

— Chicago (2002)

¿Cómo se iba a ir sin cobrar?

How could he leave without getting paid?

— Un Taxista (2017)

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)

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)

Se iba a enojar igual.

He was going to get angry anyway.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

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

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

— Cuestión De Honor (1992)

El Führer no decía en serio que se iba a suicidar.

The Führer was not serious about committing suicide.

— La Caída (2004)

¿Por qué se iba a ir nadie?

Why would anyone leave?

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.

Me dijiste que se iba a quedar este fin de semana.

You told me he was going to stay this weekend.

— Elena sabe (2023)

Dicen que se iba a ir allá contigo.

They say he was going to go there with you.

¿Ella era la que se iba a casar?

Was she the one who was going to get married?

— Retrato de una mujer en llamas (2019)

Por un instante pensé que se iba a enojar.

For a moment, I thought he was going to get angry.

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, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

No sabía que se iba a sentar adelante.

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

— Duro de matar (1988)

¿Por qué se iba a lucir si gastó menos que todos?

Why would he show off if he spent less than everyone else?

— Elena sabe (2023)

Pero dijo que se iba a ocupar.

But he said he’d take care of it.

— El cuaderno de Tomy (2020)

Tsukasa dijo que se iba a dar un baño.

Tsukasa said she was going to take a bath.

— Tu nombre (2016)

Pensaba que no se iba a callar nunca.

I thought he would never shut up.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Todos en el barco pensaron que se iba a hundir.

Everyone on the ship thought it was going to sink.

Dijo que se iba a arriesgar.

He said he was going to take the risk.

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)

Y se iba a quedar dos meses enteros.

And he was going to stay for two whole months.

— Cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Se iba a poner el sol.

The sun was about to set.

No se iba a rendir.

He wasn't going to give up.

Santiago no se iba a ir, ¿verdad?

Santiago wasn't going to leave, right?

— Cuestión De Honor (1992)