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j'y allais

I used to go there

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I used to go there “Y” means “there” or refers to a place already mentioned. The phrase can also mean “I was going there,” depending on context.
FR: Quand j'habitais à Lyon, j'y allais chaque semaine.
EN: When I lived in Lyon, I used to go there every week.

J'y allais.

I was going there.

Et si j'y allais moi ?

What if I went?

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

J'ai dit que j'y allais.

I said I was going.

J'y allais pour la première fois.

I was going there for the first time.

— Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)

Oui, j'y allais souvent, pour vendre ou acheter des marchandises.

Yes, I used to go there often to sell or buy goods.

— Le Patient anglais (1996)

Des fois, j'y allais.

Sometimes I would go there.

— Happy Together (1997)

Autrefois, j'y allais tous les ans.

I used to go there every year.

— Une Affaire de famille (2018)

J'y allais en vacances.

I used to go there on vacation.

— A Bad Son (1980)