he was going to

allait

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allait Exprime une intention ou une action prévue dans le passé.
EN: He was going to call you, but he got busy.
FR: Il allait t'appeler, mais il a été occupé.

He was going to leave the house when she came.

Il allait quitter la maison quand elle est arrivée.

He was going to fly to Leningrad to see in the New Year with her.

Il allait s'envoler pour Leningrad afin de fêter le Nouvel An avec elle.

— The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)

Tom said he was going to be late.

Tom a dit qu’il allait être en retard.

Tom told me he was going to sell his house.

Tom m’a dit qu’il allait vendre sa maison.

He was going to make Faizal pots of money, and make him forget about Definite.

Il allait faire gagner des montagnes d'argent à Faizal et lui faire oublier Definite.

— Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012)

He was going to invest it here in LA.

Il comptait l'investir ici, à Los Angeles.

— Drive (2011)

He was going to ask her.

Il allait lui demander.

I asked what he was going to do.

J’ai demandé ce qu’il allait faire.

Tom told me he was going to commit suicide.

Tom m’a dit qu’il allait se suicider.

He was going to kill me.

Il allait me tuer.

— City of Men (2007)

He was going to bring the whole RDA down on us.

Il allait nous attirer toute la RDA dessus.

— Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

He called to say he was going to question Mrs Bates.

Il a appelé pour dire qu'il allait interroger Mme Bates.

— Psycho (1960)

He was going to use it to blow up Parliament.

Il allait s'en servir pour faire sauter le Parlement.

— Battle Royale (2000)

Tom told me that he was going to kill himself.

Tom m’a dit qu’il allait se suicider.

Tom told me he was going to kill himself.

Tom m’a dit qu’il allait se suicider.