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se iba

was leaving

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phrase Uncommon #16,612
was leaving Describes someone or something leaving in the past; depending on context, it can also mean “was going.”
SP: Se iba cuando empezó a llover.
EN: She was leaving when it started to rain.

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 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)

El abuelo ya se iba.

Grandpa was already leaving.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

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

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

— Ángeles caídos (1995)

Porque a veces se iba al monte y me dejaba sola.

Because sometimes he would go off into the mountains and leave me alone.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

Nadie vio cómo se iba la feria.

Nobody saw the fair go away.

— Las alas del deseo (1987)

El doctor Arellano ya se iba.

Dr. Arellano was just leaving.

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)

Se iba para el colegio.

He was going to school.

— Sin Amor (2017)

Dijo que se iba a California.

He said he was going to California.

— Chungking Express (1994)

La gente comía y después se iba a casa.

People would eat and then go home.

Se iba a otra dimensión.

He was going to another dimension.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

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

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

— Psicosis (1960)

Pero cuando se iba, dijo"fiesta, ven"o algo así.

But when he was leaving, he said, “Party, come,” or something like that.

— RRR (2022)

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)

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)

Y luego se iba a su casa.

And then he would go home.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Se iba a Las Vegas.

He was going to Las Vegas.

— Río Místico (2003)

¿Con quién se iba?

Who was he/she going with?

— Río Místico (2003)

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.

Debió avisar que se iba.

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

— Un Taxista (2017)

Él dijo que se iba a casa al día siguiente.

He said he was going home the next day.

Bebía y se iba a su casa.

He would drink and go home.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)