ils allèrent

went

a . l ɛ ʁ → aller
all to go + èrent they past tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #31,599
went This is the literary past tense, used mainly in writing.
FR: Ils allèrent au marché.
EN: They went to the market.
Conjugation of aller
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First allai allâmes
Third alla allèrent

Elles allèrent observer des baleines.

They went whale watching.

Les Saint-Martin s'en allèrent en automobile.

The Saint-Martins drove off.

Jim et Kay allèrent en ville, à la taverne que Melissa leur avait recommandée.

Jim and Kay went into town, to the tavern Melissa had recommended to them.

Ils allèrent observer des baleines.

They went whale watching.

L'un après l'autre, ils se levèrent et s'en allèrent.

One after another, they got up and left.

Ils allèrent à l'hôpital.

They went to the hospital.

De nombreux jeunes s'en allèrent en guerre.

Many young men went off to war.

Ils allèrent directement au lit.

They went straight to bed.

Alors les hommes allèrent le chercher.

So the men went to fetch him.

— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)

Elles allèrent directement au lit.

They went straight to bed.

Ils allèrent se coucher très tard.

They went to bed very late.

Il rejoint son ex pendant sa pause déjeuner et allèrent se promener au parc.

He met up with his ex during her lunch break and they went for a walk in the park.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

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