Formation : temps simple (pas d’auxiliaire). Formes irrégulières.

Exemples

• Il alla à la fenêtre et contempla la mer. — He went to the window and gazed at the sea.
• J’allai lui rendre visite le lendemain. — I went to visit him the next day.
• Vous allâtes trop vite ; revenez. — You went too fast; come back.
• Ils allèrent chercher de l’aide. — They went to fetch help.

Négation : encadrer le verbe : Il n’alla pas chez lui. — He did not go to his place.