stavano andando

were going

→ stare
phrase Rare #30,225
were going Past continuous form of andare. Can also be used more broadly as 'were doing' or 'were going along' depending on context.
IT: Stavano andando in centro quando ha iniziato a piovere.
EN: They were going downtown when it started to rain.

Mi chiese come stavano andando i miei studi.

He asked me how my studies were going.

Dove stavano andando?

Where were they going?

Le cose stavano andando veramente bene.

Things were going really well.

Mi hanno detto che stavano andando a Boston.

They told me they were going to Boston.

Le cose stavano andando davvero bene.

Things were going really well.

Mi dissero che stavano andando a casa.

They told me they were going home.

Dove ti hanno detto che stavano andando Tom e Mary?

Where did they tell you Tom and Mary were going?

Mi dissero che stavano andando a Boston.

They told me they were going to Boston.