More uses of the imperfect (pensaba ir, soñé que podía)

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Ana was planning to go to the cinema, but she is very tired.
Ana pensaba ir al cine, pero está muy cansada.
What a coincidence! I was going to call you right now.
¡Qué casualidad! Te iba a llamar ahora mismo.
We were going to go out, but it has started to rain.
Íbamos a salir, pero ha empezado a llover.
What was I telling you guys?
¿Qué os estaba diciendo?
Tomorrow we were planning to go on a trip, but it is going to snow.
Mañana pensábamos ir de excursión, pero va a nevar.
I was going to tell you, but I couldn't find the moment.
Iba a decírtelo, pero no encontraba el momento.
I had planned to call you, but I forgot.
Había pensado llamarte, pero se me olvidó.
We had planned to go to the beach, but it rained all weekend.
Habíamos pensado ir a la playa, pero llovió todo el fin de semana.
Last night I dreamed that I lived on an island.
Anoche soñé que vivía en una isla.
I dreamed that I could fly.
Soñé que podía volar.
I dreamed that my boss was raising my salary.
Soñé que mi jefe me subía el sueldo.
Do you know what I dreamed? That we were famous.
¿Sabes qué soñé? Que éramos famosos.
As little girls, we used to pretend we were princesses.
De pequeñas, jugábamos a que éramos princesas.
Let's play: say I was the teacher and you were the student.
Vamos a jugar: yo era la profesora y tú eras el alumno.
The children were pretending the sofa was a boat.
Los niños jugaban a que el sofá era un barco.
OK, say you were the queen and I was the king.
Vale, tú eras la reina y yo era el rey.

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