he was going to

Tom said he was going to be late.

Tom a dit qu’il allait être en retard.

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)

He was going to ask her.

Il allait lui demander.

The Headmaster had written out what he was going to say.

Le directeur avait rédigé ce qu’il allait dire.

Tom told me he was going to commit suicide.

Tom m’a dit qu’il allait se suicider.

I thought he was going to kill me.

Je croyais qu’il allait me tuer.

— The Fifth Element (1997)

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)

I asked what he was going to do.

J’ai demandé ce qu’il allait faire.

He was going to use it to blow up Parliament.

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

— Battle Royale (2000)

He was going to kill me.

Il allait me tuer.

— City of Men (2007)