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"J'allais en France" is "I was going to France", suggesting only the circumstances in which something else happened. Like "I was going to France by airplane when all of a sudden the pilot came on and said we were being rerouted to Germany."

It can also mean "I used to go to France" [every so often, etc.]

"Je suis allé(e) en France" is "I went to France" or "I have gone to France", in which you're referring to a specific instance. "I went to France after learning the news about my cousin", etc.

J'allais en France = I was in France

Je suis allé (e) en France = I have gone in France

'J' étais en direction vers la France. = I was on the way to France.

Je vais en France = I am going to France

J' irai en France = I will go to France

Je suis arrivé (e) en France = I arrived in France

Je suis parti (e) pour la France. = I' ve left for France

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