Look at these examples of Le Futur Proche dans le Passé, or how to say 'was/were going to' :
Tu allais manquer ton avion, c'est pour ça que tu t'es dépêché.You were going to miss your plane, that's why you rushed.
Note that to express 'I was going to + verb', you use l'Imparfait of the verb aller in French, followed by the infinitive.
ATTENTION:
Using Le Passé Composé would mean 'I went to do'!
e.g. Je suis allé faire mes devoirs. (I went to do my homework.)
See also the previous lesson Aller + infinitive = to be going to (Le Futur Proche)
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