non ero mai stato

I had never been

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phrase Rare #34,457

I had never been Used to talk about something that had not happened before a past time. This is the masculine singular form; it changes with gender and number.

IT: Non ero mai stato a Napoli prima di quel viaggio.

EN: I had never been to Naples before that trip.

Non ero mai stato in Romania.

I had never been to Romania.

— Vi presento Toni Erdmann (2016)

Non ero mai stato prima in Kansas.

I had never been to Kansas before.

— Picnic (1955)

Non ero mai stato a Monaco.

I had never been to Munich.

— Senna (2010)

Non ero mai stato tanto vicino a trovarla.

I had never been so close to finding her.

— Dracula - L’amore perduto (2025)

Non ero mai stato in uno studio di registrazione professionale.

I had never been in a professional recording studio.

— Una pallottola spuntata (2025)

Non ero mai stato qui.

I had never been here before.

— Arca Russa (2002)