Korean Grammar Intermediate-level (127): V(으)려던 참이다. 참이었다. Just about to do something. 막 나가려던 참이에요.

[참] has many meanings, and one of them is the moment when someone is doing something. [Verb 으려던 참이다] is an expression that the speaker intends to do something right at the current moment. It is translated to [be just about to do something]. [Verb 으려던 참이었다] is an expression that the speaker was already intending to do something and means [was just about to do something] or [have already been planning to do something]. 00:11 Intro 01:06 Grammar & Expression. 04:33 Sentence Practice 08:17 Summary 08:37 Ending