era andato

had gone

→ essere
phrase Uncommon #17,869
had gone Masculine singular form of the past perfect; the ending changes to agree with the subject.
IT: Marco era andato al negozio.
EN: Marco had gone to the store.

Non lo sapevo nemmeno che Tom se n'era andato.

I didn't even know Tom had left.

Volevo sapere se eri arrivato e se il volo era andato bene.

I wanted to know if you had arrived and if the flight had gone well.

— Vi presento Toni Erdmann (2016)

Mi era andato qualcosa nell'occhio e mi faceva male.

I had gotten something in my eye, and it was hurting.

— Sacrificio (1986)

Non lo sapevo neanche che Tom se n'era andato.

I didn't even know Tom had left.

Mio nonno se n'era andato.

My grandfather had passed away.

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

Era andato a casa a trovare la mamma.

He had gone home to visit his mother.

Sapete dov'era andato?

Do you know where he had gone?

— Dracula - L’amore perduto (2025)

Tornava dall'aeroporto dov'era andato ad attendere Christian.

He was coming back from the airport, where he had gone to wait for Christian.

— Effetto notte (1973)

Sai perché SP Wong era andato in quel palazzo?

Do you know why SP Wong had gone to that building?

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

No, se n'era andato, ma io ero lì.

No, he had left, but I was there.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Tom non era andato al mercato.

Tom hadn’t gone to the market.

Tom era andato.

Tom was gone.

E alla fine, tutto era andato bene.

And in the end, everything had gone well.

— Barfi! (2012)

Tre settimane dopo che Chris era andato in bancarotta, ricevetti una visita.

Three weeks after Chris went bankrupt, I had a visitor.

Keith se n’era andato disgustato.

Keith had left in disgust.

L'autista era andato a pisciare.

The driver had gone to take a piss.

— Mystic River (2003)

Lui era andato in Portogallo per lavorare come allenatore di calcio.

He had gone to Portugal to work as a football coach.