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j'observais

was watching, watched

→ observer
observ to observe, to watch + ais je/tu imperfect conjugation
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #46,453
was watching, watched
FR: J'observais les oiseaux depuis la fenêtre.
EN: I was watching the birds from the window.
Conjugation of observer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First observais —
Second observais —
Third observait —

Je l'observais du coin de l'œil.

I was watching him out of the corner of my eye.

Et perché sur un arbre, j'observais l'agitation.

And perched in a tree, I watched the commotion.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Je vous observais.

I was watching you.

— Star Trek V : L'Ultime Frontière (1989)

Dans le rêve, étais-tu avec la victime ou observais-tu la scène ?

In the dream, were you with the victim or were you observing the scene?

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)

Tu observais les oiseaux ?

Were you watching the birds?

— Retour vers le futur (1985)