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il observait

was watching, was observing

→ observer
observ to observe, to watch + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #38,281
was watching, was observing
FR: Il observait les oiseaux dans le jardin.
EN: He was watching the birds in the garden.
Conjugation of observer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First observais —
Second observais —
Third observait —

Dan observait les enfants dans le parc.

Dan watched the children in the park.

Elle observait la manière dont volent les papillons.

She observed how butterflies fly.

Derrière le rideau, quelqu'un observait la scène.

Behind the curtain, someone was watching the scene.

La foule observait à bonne distance.

The crowd watched from a safe distance.

Je n'avais pas conscience que quelqu'un m'observait.

I wasn't aware that someone was watching me.

En ce moment, un personnage qui l'observait avec attention s'approcha de lui.

At that moment, someone who had been watching him closely approached him.

Thomas l'observait du coin de l'œil.

Thomas was watching him out of the corner of his eye.

Je me suis rendu compte qu'on m'observait.

I realized I was being watched.