nous allions

went, were going, go, were going to, were about to

a . l j ɔ̃ → aller

all to go + ions nous form (imperfect / present subjunctive)

verb · imperfect tense / present tense, 1st-person plural Rare #50,183

went, were going Used for a past habit or ongoing action; this same form is also used in the subjunctive after expressions of necessity or desire.

FR: Nous allions souvent au marché.

EN: We often went to the market.

go Subjunctive form, used after expressions such as « il faut que » or « vouloir que ».

FR: Il faut que nous y allions maintenant.

EN: We have to go there now.

Conjugation of aller

Indicative imperfect

Subjunctive present

Luca and I used to go there often.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Tom doesn't want us to go there.

It's really time we went.

We never went anywhere when I was a child.

auxiliary · imperfect tense / present tense, 1st-person plural Rare #50,184

were going to, were about to Used with an infinitive to describe something that was planned or about to happen in the past.

FR: Nous allions partir quand il a appelé.

EN: We were going to leave when he called.

Conjugation of aller

Indicative imperfect

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	—	allions
Second	—	alliez

I thought we weren’t going to go there.

What were we going to do in Paradise?

— Ne Zha (2019)

I thought we weren’t going to go there.

The countess and I were going for a walk.

— Titanic (1997)

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