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j'allai

I went

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phrase Rare #29,720
I went The first-person singular passé simple of aller. It is mainly used in literary or formal writing; in everyday speech, use je suis allé(e).
FR: Après le dîner, j'allai me promener.
EN: After dinner, I went for a walk.

J'allai à l'hôpital.

I went to the hospital.

J'allai directement au lit.

I went straight to bed.

J'allai à la banque pour retirer de l'argent.

I went to the bank to withdraw some money.

J'allai le prendre à l'école.

I went to pick him up at school.

J'étais fatigué, j'allai donc au lit.

I was tired, so I went to bed.

Étant très fatigué, j'allai me coucher tôt.

Being very tired, I went to bed early.

J'allai à pied à l'école.

I walked to school.

Au lieu de rentrer à la maison, j'allai au journal.

Instead of going home, I went to the newspaper office.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

J'allai souvent pêcher avec lui.

I often went fishing with him.

J'allai à pied.

I went on foot.