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loro andavano

were going, used to go

→ andare
and to go + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect + no 3rd person plural imperfect past
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Uncommon #13,246
were going, used to go In expressions, it can also mean that things were going a certain way, as in “andava bene” (“it was going well”).
IT: Da bambini, andavano a scuola insieme.
EN: As children, they used to go to school together.
Conjugation of andare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First andavo andavamo
Second andavi —
Third andava andavano

In tanti andavano a piedi.

Many went on foot.

— Si alza il vento (2013)

E non sapevamo che c'era un posto dove gli orsi non andavano.

And we didn't know there was a place where bears wouldn't go.

— Eternity (2025)

Andavano alla moschea.

They went to the mosque.

Ecco perché le cose andavano perdute.

That's why things got lost.

— Arrietty - Il mondo segreto sotto il pavimento (2010)

E a quel punto le cose andavano abbastanza bene.

And at that point, things were going pretty well.

— Ricchi... da morire - Delitti in famiglia (2026)

Tutti sapevano a cosa andavano incontro.

Everyone knew what they were getting themselves into.

— L'illusione perfetta - Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

Le parole andavano di qua e di là.

The words went back and forth.

— Il postino (1994)

«Gli affari andavano bene?»

Was business going well?

Andavano d’amore e d’accordo.

They got along wonderfully.

Negli ultimi tempi, le cose tra noi non andavano.

Lately, things between us haven't been going well.

— Solaris (1972)

A quei tempi, poche persone andavano al college.

Back then, few people went to college.

Non andavano in cerca di emozioni.

They weren't looking for thrills.

— Codice d'onore (1992)

E sapeva che quei soldi andavano nei canali del Partito Comunista?

And did you know that that money was going into the Communist Party's channels?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Le cose andavano alla grande, prima che arrivassi tu.

Things were going great before you arrived.

— The Way He Looks (2014)

Andavano ad una qualche riunione, ma non ricordo.

They were going to some meeting, but I don't remember.

— The Chaser (2008)

Volevano sapere come andavano le cose.

They wanted to know how things were going.

— Juno (2007)

Andavano sulla Luna, ma qualcosa andò storto.

They were going to the moon, but something went wrong.

— Un giorno di ordinaria follia (1993)

Le cause legali sulle cambiali di Chris, invece, non andavano altrettanto bene.

Chris’s legal battles over the promissory notes, on the other hand, weren’t going nearly as well.

Gamberi e aragoste andavano bene.

Shrimp and lobster were fine.

— Quei bravi ragazzi (1990)

Andavano avanti.

They moved on.

— Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (2002)

Loro andavano mano nella mano.

They walked hand in hand.

Ma gli affari andavano bene, vero?

But business was good, right?

— Fearless (2006)

Andavano a letto insieme, facevano l'amore.

They used to sleep together and make love.

— Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)

Andavano subito.

They went right away.

— Quei bravi ragazzi (1990)