Se puede utilizar to be going to para expresar que pretendíamos hacer algo que no hicimos. El verbo to be se escribe en pasado según el sujeto.
- I was going to… (Yo iba a…)
- You were going to… (Tú ibas a…)
- He was going to… (Él iba a…)
- She was going to… (Ella iba a…)
- It was going to… (Eso iba a…)
- We were going to… (Nosotros íbamos a…)
- You were going to… (Usted iba a…)
- They were going to… (Ellos iban a…)
Ejemplos:
- I was going to see you tomorrow. (Yo iba a verte mañana)
- He was going to visit her next week. (Él la iba a visitar la siguiente semana)
- They were going to eat out tonight. (Ellos iban a comer fuera esta noche)
- She was going to leave for Europe on Monday. (Ella iba a partir a Europa el lunes)
- She was going to wait me after the show. (Ella iba a esperarme después del espectáculo)
- I was going to get up early tomorrow. (Yo iba a levantarme temprano mañana)
- It was going to rain today. (Iba a llover hoy)
- You were going to study to be a lawyer. (Tú ibas a estudiar para ser un abogado)
- We were going to stay home tonight. (Nosotros íbamos a quedarnos en casa en la noche)
- They were going to build a summer home. (Ellos iban a construir una casa de verano)
- Jane was going to start her new job next week. (Jane iba a comenzar su nuevo trabajo la próxima semana)
- Donald was going to move the store to the suburbs. (Donald iba a mudar la tienda a los suburbios)
- It was going to be a cood day. (Iba a ser un día fresco)
- You were going to do it. (Tú ibas a hacerlo)
- They were going to spend the day together. (Ellos iban a pasar el día juntos)
- She was going to give him a kiss. (Ella iba a darle un beso)
- Lynda was going to get married with me in December. (Lynda iba a casarse conmigo en diciembre)
- I was going to sleep all day. (Yo iba a dormir todo el día)
- My brother was going to visit us tomorrow. (Mi hermano iba a visitarnos mañana)
- I was going to cook for her. (Yo iba a cocinar para ella)