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vous alliez

were going, went, were doing (well), were going to

a . l j e → aller
all to go + iez vous imperfect / present subjunctive ending
verb · imperfect tense / present tense, 2nd-person plural Uncommon #20,651
were going, went In the imperfect tense, often translated as “were going.”
FR: Vous alliez à la gare ?
EN: Were you going to the station?
were doing (well) Used in the expression aller bien, meaning “to be doing well.”
FR: Vous alliez mieux après le repos.
EN: You were doing better after the rest.
Conjugation of aller
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First allais allions
Second allais alliez
Third allait allaient
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First aille allions
Second — alliez
Third aille aillent

Où alliez-vous ?

Where were you going?

— L'Expérience (2001)

C'est rare que vous n'alliez pas travailler.

It's rare that you don't go to work.

— Audition (2000)

Vous alliez en classe quand, près de l'arbre, vous avez vu.. ?

You were going to class when, near the tree, you saw…?

— La dolce vita (1960)

Il est nécessaire que vous y alliez.

It is necessary that you go there.

Il faut que vous vous en alliez, maintenant.

You have to go now.

Il faut que vous y alliez.

You have to go there.

Mais que vous n'alliez pas le regretter plus tard.

But that you won't regret it later.

— Andreï Roublev (1966)

Et avec lui, vous y alliez à fond ?

And with him, you went all out?

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Je voulais m'assurer que vous alliez bien.

I wanted to make sure you were doing well.

Vous n'alliez qu'à Bombay, et vous voici bientôt en Chine !

You were only going to Bombay, and now you’ll soon be in China!

Il y a une heure, sans savoir si je vivais, vous y alliez.

An hour ago, without knowing if I was alive, you went there.

— Interstellar (2014)

Et si vous alliez vous faire voir ?

How about you go get yourself seen?

Je suis venu voir si vous alliez bien.

I came to see if you were okay.

J'aimerais que vous y alliez en tant que conseillère, rien d'autre.

I’d like you to go there as an adviser, and nothing else.

— Aliens, le retour (1986)

Alors tu leur as dit où vous alliez ?

So you told them where you were going?

Vous alliez où ?

Where were you going?

— War Machine (2026)

Euh, ils ont juste dit que vous n'alliez pas très bien ces derniers temps.

Uh, they just said that you haven't been doing very well lately.

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

Je veux que vous y alliez.

I want you to go there.

Je voulais savoir comment vous alliez.

I wanted to know how you were doing.

Je voulais revenir ici et voir comment vous alliez.

I wanted to come back here and see how you were doing.

Je suis venue voir si vous alliez bien.

I came to see if you were okay.

Je voulais voir comment vous alliez.

I wanted to see how you were doing.

auxiliary · imperfect tense / present tense, 2nd-person plural Rare #47,591
were going to
FR: Vous alliez partir sans moi ?
EN: Were you going to leave without me?
Conjugation of aller
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First allais allions
Second allais alliez
Third allait allaient
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — allions
Second — alliez

Que alliez-vous dire ?

What were you going to say?

— Le Petit Soldat (1963)

Qu'alliez-vous faire ?

What were you going to do?

— Entretien avec un vampire (1994)

Quand alliez-vous me le dire ?

When were you going to tell me?

— Independence Day (1996)

Vous n'alliez pas rester toute votre vie.

You weren't going to stay forever.

— Intouchables (2011)

Qu'alliez-vous dire ?

What were you going to say?

Sounds similar to

aviez a . v j e acier a . s j e assieds a . s j e assied a . s j e allions a . l j ɔ̃