- era stato: he, she, it had been (pluperfect)
- erano stato: they had been (pluperfect)
- eravamo stato: we had been (pluperfect)
- eravate stato: you (all) had been (pluperfect)
- eri stato: you had been (pluperfect)
- ero stato: I had been (pluperfect)
essere: pluperfect