I went
I went straight to bed.
J'allai à la banque pour retirer de l'argent.
I went to the bank to withdraw some money.
I went to pick him up at school.
Étant très fatigué, j'allai me coucher tôt.
Being very tired, I went to bed early.
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)
I went to the hospital.
J'étais fatigué, j'allai donc au lit.
I was tired, so I went to bed.