stavano andando

were going

→ stare
phrase Rare #29,740
were going The imperfect progressive form of “andare,” used for an action that was in progress in the past.
IT: I ragazzi stavano andando a scuola.
EN: The boys were going to school.

Dove ti hanno detto che stavano andando Tom e Mary?

Where did they tell you Tom and Mary were going?

Mi chiese come stavano andando i miei studi.

He asked me how my studies were going.

Mi dissero che stavano andando a Boston.

They told me they were going to Boston.

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.

Dove stavano andando?

Where were they going?

Sapevo che oggi stavano andando in campeggio, così sono venuta.

I knew they were going camping today, so I came.

— Parasite (2019)

Mi dissero che stavano andando a casa.

They told me they were going home.

Le cose stavano andando veramente bene.

Things were going really well.