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ils allaient

were going, went, suited, fit, were going to

a . l ɛ → aller
all to go + aient they imperfect tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Uncommon #21,927
were going, went
FR: Ils allaient au marché à pied.
EN: They were going to the market on foot.
suited, fit
FR: Ces chaussures lui allaient parfaitement.
EN: These shoes fit her perfectly.
Conjugation of aller
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First allais allions
Second allais alliez
Third allait allaient

Si tes parents allaient bien, si tu jouais au jianzi et qui étaient tes amis.

If your parents were doing well, if you played jianzi, and who your friends were.

— Ne Zha 2 (2025)

Tous les arguments allaient dans la même direction.

All the arguments pointed in the same direction.

Ils allaient bien.

They were doing well.

Ses vêtements ne lui allaient pas bien.

His clothes didn't fit him well.

Je me suis demandé où elles allaient.

I wondered where they were going.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Et, à ce moment-là, les choses allaient plutôt bien.

And, at that time, things were going pretty well.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Ils allaient à une fête.

They were going to a party.

— Tesis (1996)

Elles allaient à un rendez-vous, mais je ne m'en souviens pas.

They were going to an appointment, but I don't remember.

— The Chaser (2008)

Elle est venue voir comment allaient les villageois.

She came to see how the villagers were doing.

— Mekong Hotel (2012)

Elles allaient ensemble.

They went together.

Elles ne m'allaient pas très bien.

They didn't suit me very well.

— Crime 101 (2026)

Les mots allaient et venaient.

Words came and went.

— Le Facteur (1994)

Les nouvelles allaient lentement, avant l'avènement des communications.

News traveled slowly before the advent of modern communications.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Ils ont dit où ils allaient ?

Did they say where they were going?

Je pensais que les Murphy allaient en Floride.

I thought the Murphys were going to Florida.

— Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ! (1990)

Où allaient-ils ?

Where were they going?

Ils ont dit qu'ils n'allaient pas à terre.

They said they weren't going ashore.

Ces gens allaient à un enterrement.

These people were going to a funeral.

— The Salt of the Earth (2014)

Ils allaient ensemble.

They went together.

Au fait, je t'ai pas demandé comment allaient tes amours.

By the way, I didn't ask you how your love life was going.

— Love Actually (2003)

auxiliary · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #25,907
were going to Used with an infinitive to describe a future action viewed from the past.
FR: Ils allaient partir tôt.
EN: They were going to leave early.
Conjugation of aller
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First allais allions
Second allais alliez
Third allait allaient

Mais tous les autres allaient vieillir et mourir.

But everyone else would grow old and die.

Je savais que Tom et Mary n'allaient pas dire non.

I knew Tom and Mary weren’t going to say no.

Les Etats-Unis allaient devenir une terre de tolérance.

The United States was to become a land of tolerance.

— X-Men (2000)

J'ai cru que les flics allaient y passer la nuit.

I thought the cops were going to spend the night there.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Je pensais pas que ces deux crétins allaient y arriver.

I didn't think those two idiots were going to succeed.

— Cold Storage (2026)

Clorinda et lui allaient se marier, et il avait donc un peu la tête ailleurs.

Clorinda and he were going to get married, so he had other things on his mind.

Mes camarades de classe allaient le voir.

My classmates used to go see him.

De toute façon, elles allaient bien devoir manger.

Anyway, they had to eat at some point.

Ces personnes allaient partir.

Those people were about to leave.

— Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)

Carotte et Manu allaient pouvoir affronter Petit Zé.

Carotte and Manu were going to be able to face off against Petit Zé.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Elles allaient arrêter le travail.

They were going to stop work.

— Article 15 (2019)

Par moments, j'ai cru que les sables allaient envahir et m'avaler.

At times, I thought the sands were going to engulf and swallow me.

Comme si toutes les femmes allaient tomber folles de vous.

As if all women were going to fall madly in love with you.

— Picnic (1955)

Allaient-ils nous rôtir ?

Were they going to roast us?

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

Des pros qui n'allaient pas merder.

Pros who weren't going to screw up.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Nous en avions désormais trois, et d’autres allaient bientôt ouvrir.

We had three by then, and more were soon to open.

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