vous alliez

you were going to, you were going; you go

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phrase Uncommon #13,697

you were going to Imperfect tense of aller + infinitive; often means an action was planned or about to happen in the past.

FR: Vous alliez partir quand j’ai appelé.

EN: You were about to leave when I called.

Respirez à fond, comme si vous alliez chanter.

Take a deep breath, as if you were going to sing.

— Vacances à Venise (1955)

Je croyais que vous alliez me demander à boire.

I thought you were going to ask me for a drink.

Vous alliez me le dire quand ?

When were you going to tell me?

Qu'est-ce que vous alliez dire ?

What were you going to say?

Je savais que vous alliez bien vous entendre.

I knew you two would get along well.

Vous avez dit que vous alliez le gérer.

You said you would handle it.

Je pensais que vous alliez m'attendre.

I thought you were going to wait for me.

Ce que vous alliez vous injecter dans le cou.

What you were going to inject into your neck.

Kéto, si vous alliez jouer avec Avel dans ta chambre.

Keto, why don't you go play with Avel in your room?

— Le repentir (1987)

Et lui dire que vous alliez sauver le monde ?

And tell him that you were going to save the world?

— Interstellar (2014)

Je me demandais quand vous alliez me dire que vous m'aimiez.

I was wondering when you were going to tell me you loved me.

Vous alliez voir la scène.

You were about to see the scene.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Quand vous êtes venue, j'ai compris que vous alliez détruire la partition.

When you came, I realized that you were going to destroy the score.

— Trois couleurs : Bleu (1993)

Je croyais que vous alliez planter le dernier clou sur son cercueil.

I thought you were going to hammer the last nail into his coffin.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Eh bien, j'étais sûr que vous alliez exploser.

Well, I was sure you were going to explode.

— Le prisonnier du Caucase (1996)

Si vous alliez prendre un café ?

Why not go get a coffee?

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Qu'est-ce que vous alliez faire là-bas ?

What were you going to do over there?

— Les Choristes (2004)

Je savais que vous alliez dire ça.

I knew you were going to say that.

Vous avez dit que vous alliez vous en saisir.

You said you were going to take it on.

Vous alliez faire quoi avec ça ?

What were you going to do with that?

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Je me demandais quand vous alliez me le dire.

I was wondering when you were going to tell me.

Vous alliez trouver Dumbledore !

You were going to find Dumbledore!

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)

C'est ce que vous alliez dire ?

Is that what you were going to say?

— Old Boy (2003)

Vous alliez le punir.

You were going to punish him.

— Les Choristes (2004)

Je savais que vous alliez assurer.

I knew you were going to deliver.

— Cold Storage (2026)

Je pensais que vous alliez dire un truc réconfortant.

I thought you were going to say something comforting.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Vous alliez dire quelque chose ?

Were you going to say something?

J'espérais que vous alliez me le dire.

I was hoping you were going to tell me.

Vous alliez tuer femme et enfant.

You were going to kill your wife and child.

— Chute libre (1993)

phrase Rare #26,029

you were going; you go This can be the imperfect indicative, meaning “you were going,” or the present subjunctive, meaning “you go,” often after expressions such as “je veux que.” In “comment vous alliez” or “si vous alliez bien,” it refers to how you were doing or feeling.

FR: Je voulais savoir où vous alliez.

EN: I wanted to know where you were going.

N'oubliez pas, je vous prie, d'éteindre la lumière avant que vous alliez au lit.

Please don't forget to turn off the light before you go to bed.

Vous alliez en classe quand, près de l'arbre, vous avez vu.. ?

You were going to class when, near the tree, you saw…?

— La dolce vita (1960)

Je m'oppose à ce que vous alliez seuls en Europe.

I object to you going to Europe alone.

Je suis venu voir si vous alliez bien.

I came to see if you were okay.

Je suis venue voir si vous alliez bien.

I came to see if you were okay.

Je voulais revenir ici et voir comment vous alliez.

I wanted to come back here and see how you were doing.

Vous alliez où ?

Where were you going?

— War Machine (2026)

Je voulais m'assurer que vous alliez bien.

I wanted to make sure you were doing well.

Et si vous alliez vous faire voir ?

How about you go get yourself seen?

Je voulais voir comment vous alliez.

I wanted to see how you were doing.

Alors tu leur as dit où vous alliez ?

So you told them where you were going?

Je m'oppose à ce que vous alliez seules en Europe.

I object to you going to Europe alone.

Je voulais savoir comment vous alliez.

I wanted to know how you were doing.