il alla

went

a . l a → aller
all to go + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #13,804
went With en in s'en aller, it means “left” or “went away.”
FR: Il alla au marché.
EN: He went to the market.
Conjugation of aller
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First allai allâmes
Third alla allèrent

Le garçon alla à l'école.

The boy went to school.

Tom me souhaita une bonne nuit et s'en alla.

Tom wished me good night and left.

Il y alla à la place de son père.

He went there in his father's place.

Enfin, elle alla en Amérique.

Finally, she went to America.

Il s'en alla, le soir, vers onze heures et demie.

He left that evening at around eleven thirty.

L'un resta et l'autre s'en alla.

One stayed and the other left.

Elle alla faire des emplettes avec son ami.

She went shopping with her friend.

Il vécut en France quelque temps, puis alla en Italie.

He lived in France for a while, then went to Italy.

Tom n'alla pas bien loin.

Tom didn't get very far.

Elle s'en alla sans dire au revoir.

She left without saying goodbye.

Ensuite, tout alla très vite.

After that, everything happened very quickly.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Le jugement alla à l'encontre du gouvernement.

The ruling went against the government.

Sa voix m'alla droit au cœur.

Her voice went straight to my heart.

— Vivre (1952)

Elle alla faire des courses.

She went shopping.

Ziri s'en alla.

Ziri left.

Elle alla dans sa chambre pour changer sa robe.

She went to her room to change her dress.

L'un alla pêcher, l'autre faire les courses.

One went fishing, the other went grocery shopping.

Laura y alla seule, la réservation était à son nom.

Laura went alone; the reservation was in her name.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Beethoven alla au piano, s'assit et commença à jouer.

Beethoven went to the piano, sat down, and began to play.

Mais en pratique, tout alla de travers.

But in practice, everything went wrong.

— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)

L'Anneau alla à Isildur qui eut l'unique occasion de détruire le Mal à jamais.

The Ring went to Isildur, who had the one opportunity to destroy Evil forever.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

Et il s'en alla.

And he went away.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Le serveur alla chercher un autre verre.

The waiter went to get another glass.

Elle alla au zoo avec lui.

She went to the zoo with him.

Après avoir mangé, Tom alla au lit.

After eating, Tom went to bed.

Elle ferma la porte et alla au premier étage.

She closed the door and went to the first floor.

Elle alla au musée en taxi.

She went to the museum by taxi.

Tom alla dans sa chambre, enfila son pyjama et se coucha.

Tom went to his room, put on his pajamas and went to bed.

Tom alla au musée avec Mary.

Tom went to the museum with Mary.

Tom alla au cinéma avec Marie.

Tom went to the cinema with Marie.

Elle alla dormir et ne se réveilla jamais.

She went to sleep and never woke up.

Mary retira sa robe et alla prendre une douche.

Mary took off her dress and went to take a shower.

Mardar alla en prison pendant quelques années.

Mardar will go to prison for a few years.

— Suzhou River (2000)

La réputation de la princesse Kaguya alla croissant.

Princess Kaguya's reputation grew.

— Le Conte de la princesse Kaguya (2013)

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