{"id":7007,"date":"2013-06-07T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7007"},"modified":"2014-07-16T11:02:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T15:02:05","slug":"how-to-say-i-was-going-to-do-it-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/how-to-say-i-was-going-to-do-it-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"How to say \u201cI was going to do it\u201d in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a1Hola! \u00bfC\u00f3mo te va todo? Espero que est\u00e9s bien.<\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s finish the week with a very useful verb form in Spanish: I was going to do something. We use the imperfecto of verb ir<\/em> (iba, ibas, iba, \u00edbamos, \u00edban, \u00edban<\/em>) + a<\/em> + the infinitive of the main verb.<\/p>\n

Learning tip:<\/strong> try making some sentences of your own using this verb phrase and pay attention to your reading and listening for more examples in real life Spanish.<\/p>\n

I was going to =\u00a0Yo iba<\/strong>
\nYou were going to =\u00a0T\u00fa ibas<\/strong>
\nHe was going to =\u00a0\u00c9l iba<\/strong>
\nShe was going to =\u00a0Ella iba<\/strong>
\nIt was going to =\u00a0Iba<\/strong>\u00a0(no subject in Spanish)
\nWe were going to =\u00a0Nosostros \u00edbamos<\/strong>
\nYou were going to =\u00a0Vosostros \u00edbais \/ Ustedes iban (plural)<\/strong>
\nThey were going to =\u00a0Ellos (masc.) \/ Ellas (fem.) iban<\/strong><\/p>\n

Algunos ejemplos:<\/p>\n

Yo iba a comprarme<\/strong> una chaqueta, pero no tuve tiempo.
\nI\u00a0was going to buy a jacket<\/strong>, but I didn\u2019t have time.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ibas a contarme<\/strong> lo que pas\u00f3 pero no me lo contaste.
\nYou\u00a0were going<\/strong>\u00a0to tell me <\/strong>what happened, but you didn’t.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00bfNo ibas a lavarme<\/strong> los platos?
\nWeren\u2019t<\/strong>\u00a0you\u00a0going<\/strong>\u00a0to do<\/strong>\u00a0the dishes for me?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00c9l iba a viajar<\/strong> a Espa\u00f1a, pero no ten\u00eda dinero.
\nHe\u00a0was going<\/strong>\u00a0to travel to Spain, but he didn’t have money.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00c9l no iba a hacer<\/strong> eso de ninguna manera.
\nHe\u00a0wasn\u2019t going to do<\/strong>\u00a0that at all.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00bf\u00c9l se iba a casar<\/strong> con ella en junio?
\nWas<\/strong>\u00a0he\u00a0going to marry<\/strong>\u00a0her in June?<\/em><\/p>\n

Ella\u00a0iba a dar clases<\/strong>\u00a0en aquella escuela al comienzo del a\u00f1o.
\nShe\u00a0was going to teach<\/strong>\u00a0at that school at the beginning of the year.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00bfElna\u00a0no iba a trabajar<\/strong>\u00a0tiempo parcial este a\u00f1o?
\nWasn\u2019t<\/strong>\u00a0she\u00a0going to work<\/strong>\u00a0part-time this year?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00cdbamos a pasar<\/strong> el d\u00eda en la playa, pero llovi\u00f3 mucho.
\nWe\u00a0were going to spend\u00a0<\/strong>the day at the the beach, but it rained a lot.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00bfUstedes no iban a ayudarme<\/strong> a mudar?
\nWeren\u2019t<\/strong>\u00a0you guys\u00a0going to help me<\/strong>\u00a0move out?<\/em><\/p>\n

Ellos\u00a0iban a viajar<\/strong>\u00a0ma\u00f1ana temprano, pero se les rompi\u00f3 el auto.
\nThey\u00a0were going to travel<\/strong>\u00a0tomorrow morning, but their car broke down.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00bfLas muchachas no iban a hacer la comida para la fiesta?
\nWeren\u2019t<\/strong>\u00a0the girls\u00a0going to make<\/strong>\u00a0the food for the party?<\/em><\/p>\n

Dijeron que iba a llover<\/strong>\u00a0ma\u00f1ana.
\nThey said\u00a0it was going to rain<\/strong>\u00a0tomorrow.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a1Hola! \u00bfC\u00f3mo te va todo? Espero que est\u00e9s bien. Let’s finish the week with a very useful verb form in Spanish: I was going to do something. We use the imperfecto of verb ir (iba, ibas, iba, \u00edbamos, \u00edban, \u00edban) + a + the infinitive of the main verb. Learning tip: try making some sentences…<\/p>\n

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