Aller – Near Future in the Past (Futur procahe dans le passé)

Question 1

L’avion allait atterrir tôt mais ….

Answer 1

The plane was going to land early but ….

Question 2

J’allais te téléphoner quand j’avais des nouvelles.

Answer 2

I was going to call you when I had news.

Question 3

Nous allions aller à la plage s’il faisait beau.

Answer 3

We were going to go to the beach if it was nice out.

Question 4

– Il faut lire ce livre.
– J’allais le faire / lire mais …

Answer 4

– You have to read this book.
– I was going to, but …

Note: In English, you can say “I was going to” and it’s a complete sentence. But French needs more: you have to include an infinitive.