stavamo andando

we were going

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phrase Rare #32,517

we were going The imperfect tense of stare plus the gerund of andare, used for an ongoing action in the past. Depending on context, it can also mean “we were leaving.”

IT: Stavamo andando al cinema quando ha iniziato a piovere.

EN: We were going to the cinema when it started to rain.

Io e Jane stavamo andando a San Francisco in aereo.

Jane and I were flying to San Francisco.

— Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)

Stavamo andando verso la cucina.

We were walking towards the kitchen.

Io e la contessa stavamo andando sul ponte per una passeggiata.

The Countess and I were going to the bridge for a walk.

— Titanic (1997)

Stavamo andando a vela.

We were going sailing.

Stavamo andando via.

We were leaving.

— 28 anni dopo - Il tempio delle ossa (2026)

Noi stavamo andando a vela.

We were going sailing.

Stavamo andando a piedi alla moschea.

We were walking to the mosque.