era andata

had gone

→ essere
phrase Rare #27,639
had gone Feminine singular form of the past perfect of andare. Can also appear in expressions like era andata a male = had gone bad / had spoiled.
IT: Quando sono arrivato, lei era andata via.
EN: When I arrived, she had already left.

Da quando era andata via non ne avevo più massaggiata nessuna.

Since she left I hadn't massaged any of them.

— Hong Kong Express (1994)

Ho segnato dove la vittima era andata e dove potrebbe essere.

I marked where the victim had gone and where he might be.

— Memorie di un assassino (2003)

Dove era andata tutta la bellezza?

Where had all the beauty gone?

— Sacrificio (1986)

Era andata malissimo.

It had gone terribly.

— I Swear (2025)

Ma, invece di com'era andata, sarebbe stato un gran finale.

But instead of the way it turned out, it would have been a great ending.

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Tutta la carne era andata a male.

All the meat had gone bad.

E che se n'era andata.

And that she had left.

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)

Sua moglie se ne era andata.

His wife had left.

— I lunedì al sole (2002)

Tom se n'era accorto che Mary era andata via?

Had Tom noticed that Mary had left?