No. 11,905 in Spanish

ibas

"Ibas" means "you were going" or "you used to go" (imperfect tense of "ir" for "tú").

In a sentence

Ibas a la tienda cuando empezó a llover.
You were going to the store when it started raining.
Ibas is used in the past imperfect tense, indicating an action in progress in the past.
Si ibas al parque temprano, todavía estaba vacío.
If you went to the park early, it was still empty.
Ibas is used in a condition describing habitual or repeated actions in the past.
Pensaba que ibas a estudiar más para el examen.
I thought you were going to study more for the exam.
Ibas indicates a future-in-the-past scenario, representing intention or plan in the past.

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