he went
Da er nichts zu sagen hatte, ging er.
Since he had nothing to say, he left.
Als ich Tom zuletzt gesehen habe, ging er an Krücken.
The last time I saw Tom, he was walking on crutches.
Da er müde war, ging er früh schlafen.
Since he was tired, he went to bed early.
Dann ging er aus dem Haus und kam nie zurück.
Then he left the house and never came back.
— Picknick (1955)
Trotz seiner Krankheit ging er oft zur Arbeit.
Despite his illness, he often went to work.