[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm writing a letter to my Italian friend and I want to express my previous intention to attend an event, can you please help me translate the sentence 'I was going to go' into Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The translation of 'I was going to go' in Italian is 'Io stavo per andare.' This sentence conveys that you had the intention to attend the event, but for some reason, you didn't. You can use it in your letter to express your previous plans to your friend."}]