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he was going
il allait
convinced me
m’a convaincu
The hairdresser ruined my haircut.
Le coiffeur a raté ma coupe.
if it was not raining, she would go out
s’il ne pleuvait pas, elle sortirait
My grandfather used to go to the dairyman to buy butter.
Mon grand-père allait chez le crémier pour acheter du beurre.
I never bet.
Je n’ai jamais parié.
I slept like a log.
J’ai dormi comme une souche.
He went traveling in search of adventure.
Il partit voyager à la recherche d’aventures.
She wrote him a long letter, but he didn’t read it.
Elle lui a écrit une longue lettre mais il ne l’a pas lue.