Usage examples of "iba" in Spanish with translation to English

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Iba de camino al colegio. I was on my way to school.
Ella me preguntó adónde iba. She asked me where I was going.
Él llegó justo cuando me iba. He came just as I was leaving.
Iba a decir un año. I was gonna say a year.
Juro que lo iba a compartir. I swear I was going to share it.
Ella iba bajando por las escaleras. She was coming down the stairs.
Iba acompañado por su mujer. He was accompanied by his wife.
Sabía que iba a pasar esto. I knew this was going to happen.
El hombre iba diciéndolo cuando yo entré. The man was saying it when I came in.
Según iba caminando, empezó a llover. As I was walking, it began to rain.
Tom iba al cine cada semana. Tom went to the movies every week.
Él entró justo cuando yo iba saliendo. He came in just as I was going out.
Ella le dijo que se iba. She told him that she was leaving.
Adondequiera que iba, él se perdía. He gets lost wherever he goes.
Ella volvió justo cuando yo ya me iba. She came back just as I was leaving.
El auto iba lleno de tártaros. The car was full of Tatars.
Él me dijo que iba a Italia. He told me that he was going to Italy.
Se me desamarraron los cordones mientras iba caminando por la calle. My shoelaces came untied as I was walking down the street.
Él era bienvenido a dondequiera que iba. He was welcome wherever he went.
Ella iba de lugar en lugar buscándolo. She went from place to place in search of him.
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