era stata

had been

→ essere

phrase Uncommon #20,069

had been Feminine singular form of the imperfect plus past participle of essere, often used in the passive. The masculine singular form is "era stato".

IT: La finestra era stata aperta prima del nostro arrivo.

EN: The window had been opened before we arrived.

Disse che era stata occupata.

She said she had been busy.

Mi era stata promessa una suite privata.

I had been promised a private suite.

— Wicked (2024)

Ha detto che era stata occupata.

She said she had been busy.

Ogni gang della droga era stata messa in una sua ala, isolata.

Each drug gang had been placed in its own isolated wing.

— Tropa de elite 2 - Il nemico ora è un altro (2010)

E che era stata investita da un treno.

And that she had been hit by a train.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Era stata fatta in casa.

It had been homemade.

— Fight Club (1999)

Mary mi disse che era stata sospesa.

Mary told me that she had been suspended.

Mi era stata data una nuova giacca.

I had been given a new jacket.

Erano persone a cui era stata distrutta ogni cosa.

They were people whose everything had been destroyed.

— The Garden of Sinners Chapter 5: Paradox Paradigm (2008)

Ha detto che era stata impegnata.

She said she had been busy.

Aveva la pelle chiara perché sua madre era stata violentata da un uomo bianco.

She had light skin because her mother had been raped by a white man.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Ha detto che era stata umiliata.

She said that she had been humiliated.