j'allai

went

a . l e → aller
all to go + ai je-form simple past
verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Rare #46,019
went This is a literary past-tense form, used mostly in writing and storytelling.
FR: J'allai au marché à pied.
EN: I went to the market on foot.
Conjugation of aller
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First allai allâmes
Third alla allèrent

Un soir de plein hiver, j’y allai moi-même.

One evening in the dead of winter, I went there myself.

Je ne me sentais pas particulièrement bien mais allai néanmoins travailler.

I wasn't feeling particularly well, but I went to work nonetheless.

Comme j'étais malade, je n'allai pas à l'école.

Because I was sick, I didn't go to school.

Je pris congé de Keith et allai me coucher.

I said goodnight to Keith and went to bed.

Je n'allai pas à l'école parce que j'étais malade.

I didn't go to school because I was sick.

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