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se iba

was leaving

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phrase Uncommon #17,023
was leaving Imperfect form of irse, used for an ongoing or habitual departure in the past. Depending on context, it can also mean “was going,” especially before a destination or with a.
SP: Cuando llegué, ella se iba de la fiesta.
EN: When I arrived, she was leaving the party.

Él dijo que se iba a casa al día siguiente.

He said he was going home the next day.

Y luego se iba a su casa.

And then he would go home.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Se iba para el colegio.

He was going to school.

— Sin amor (2017)

Daniel Maleski dice que se iba cuando sus padres se peleaban.

Daniel Maleski says he would leave when his parents fought.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Debió avisar que se iba.

He/She should have let us know they were leaving.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

El abuelo ya se iba.

Grandpa was already leaving.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Dijo que se iba a California.

He said he was going to California.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Se iba a otra dimensión.

He was going to another dimension.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Cuando era un niño, se iba a pescar los domingos.

When he was a child, he used to go fishing on Sundays.

Nadie vio cómo se iba la feria.

Nobody saw the fair go away.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Ella le dijo que se iba.

She told him she was leaving.

Acabo de estar en el aeropuerto para despedir a un amigo que se iba a Europa.

I was just at the airport to see off a friend who was leaving for Europe.

Tu hermana llamó diciendo que se iba a Tucson de compras.

Your sister called saying she was going to Tucson to shop.

— Psicosis (1960)

Mientras se iba, su silueta desaparecía gradualmente bajo la nieve.

As she left, her silhouette gradually disappeared under the snow.

Todo lo que amaba en mi vida se iba.

Everything I loved in my life was leaving.

El segundo de mi abogado diciéndome que se iba con mi esposa.

My lawyer's second in command told me he was leaving with my wife.

— El quinto elemento (1997)

Cuando se iba, le pedí que me llevara a casa.

As he was leaving, I asked him to take me home.

— Fallen angels (Ángeles caídos) (1995)

Se iba a Las Vegas.

He was going to Las Vegas.

— Mystic River (2003)

El primero era de mi esposa diciéndome que se iba.

The first one was from my wife telling me she was leaving.

— El quinto elemento (1997)

Bebía y se iba a su casa.

He would drink and go home.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)