iba a ver películas

he went to the movies

I went to the movies

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iba a ver películas

A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g once upon a time).

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1. (third person singular)

a. he went to the movies (masculine)

Javier se comía un perrito caliente cada vez que iba a ver películas con el abuelo.Javier had a hot dog every time he went to the movies with his grandpa.

b. she went to the movies (feminine)

Tasha dice que iba a ver películas casi todos los fines de semana cuando no tenía hijos.Tasha says she went to the movies almost every weekend when she didn't have children.

c. went to the movies

En aquella época, la gente iba a ver películas; ahora se quedan a verlas en casa.In those days, people went to the movies; now they watch them at home.

2. (first person singular)

a. I went to the movies

De niño iba a ver películas al cine de mi barrio todos los domingos.As a child I went to the movies at my local theater every Sunday.

A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g. usted).

(formal)

(second person singular)

a. you went to the movies

Sé que iba a ver películas a los cines de Manhattan cuando era adolescente porque lo cuenta en sus memorias.I know you went to the movies in Manhattan when you were a teenager because you say so in your memoirs.

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