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il regardait

was looking at, was watching

→ regarder
regard to look (at) + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Common #8,200
was looking at, was watching The context determines whether this means looking at something or watching it.
FR: Elle regardait la pluie par la fenêtre.
EN: She was watching the rain through the window.
Conjugation of regarder
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First regardais —
Second regardais —
Third regardait regardaient

Parce qu'ils virent un enfant assis dans un coin obscur qui regardait dehors.

Because they saw a child sitting in a dark corner, looking outside.

— Un Soleil (2019)

Tom regardait une image de Marie.

Tom was looking at a picture of Mary.

Dan a brutalement frappé Linda tandis que leur fils regardait.

Dan brutally punched Linda while their son watched.

Tom regardait nager Marie.

Tom watched Marie swim.

Un soldat israélien regardait à travers la fenêtre.

An Israeli soldier was looking through the window.

J’avais failli dire « Antonio », mais cela ne le regardait pas.

I’d almost said “Antonio,” but it was none of his business.

Tom le regardait semer de la salade.

Tom watched him sow salad.

Sami regardait la chemise de Leïla.

Sami was looking at Leïla's shirt.

Elle regardait une belle fleur.

She was looking at a beautiful flower.

Ziri regardait la télé.

Ziri was watching TV.

T'as vu comment il regardait la voiture ?

Did you see how he was looking at the car?

J'ai vu comment il te regardait.

I saw how he looked at you.

Elle était dans la baignoire, elle regardait la télé.

She was in the bathtub, watching TV.

— Parasite (2019)

Il regardait l'image.

He was looking at the picture.

Jean regardait votre vache.

Jean was looking at your cow.

Comme dans le vieux film américain que Baba regardait toujours.

Like in that old American movie Baba always used to watch.

— Black Panther (2018)

Mrs. Aouda le regardait.

Mrs. Aouda was looking at him.

L'autre jour, il y avait un autre monsieur qui regardait dedans comme vous.

The other day, there was another gentleman looking inside like you.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Il regardait.

He was watching.

Jean regardait ta vache.

Jean was looking at your cow.

Yanni regardait des films.

Yanni was watching movies.

Il s'asseyait et regardait la mer pendant des heures.

He would sit and watch the sea for hours.

On regardait les cassettes, c'est tout.

We were watching the tapes, that's all.

— Mirage (2018)

Ziri regardait en arrière de temps à autre.

Ziri looked back from time to time.

Elle regardait les feuilles mortes tomber.

She watched the dead leaves fall.

Ziri regardait la mer.

Ziri looked at the sea.

Je me suis assuré que personne ne regardait.

I made sure no one was looking.

J'ai remarqué qu'un petit animal gris nous regardait.

I noticed that a small gray animal was watching us.

Il ne regardait pas la télé à ce moment-là.

He wasn’t watching TV at that moment.

Peu de temps après, il regardait un match de boxe sur une chaîne mexicaine.

Shortly afterwards, he was watching a boxing match on a Mexican channel.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Tom regardait une carte de la région.

Tom was looking at a map of the area.

Elle les regardait malgré elle à tout instant.

She couldn't help looking at them every moment.

Allongé sur le dos il regardait le ciel.

Lying on his back he looked at the sky.

Quand je suis arrivé à la maison, il regardait la télévision.

When I got home, he was watching television.

Il ne regardait pas la télé.

He wasn't watching TV.

Comment un homme primitif regardait-il la mort ?

How did a primitive man view death?

— The Man from Earth (2007)

T'as pas vu comme il te regardait ?

Didn't you see the way he was looking at you?

— Suspiria (1977)

Tom regardait avec admiration.

Tom looked on in admiration.

On regardait beaucoup Scorsese.

We watched a lot of Scorsese.

— Anaconda (2025)

Un jeune couple regardait le coucher de soleil depuis la jetée.

A young couple watched the sunset from the pier.

Je lui ai aussi demandé pourquoi il regardait dedans.

I also asked him why he was looking inside.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Elle regardait au plafond.

She was looking at the ceiling.

Il regardait au microscope.

He was looking through a microscope.

David regardait Martha attentivement.

David looked at Martha intently.

Il regardait, il riait à cause de Dieu sait quoi.

He watched, he laughed because of God knows what.

— Les Anges déchus (1995)

Il m'a semblé qu'il regardait Ugolin.

It seemed to me that he was looking at Ugolin.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Je croyais que personne la regardait.

I thought no one was watching her.

— Old Boy (2003)

Pendant qu'il ne regardait pas, j'ai volé sa fourchette et son couteau.

While he wasn't looking, I stole his fork and knife.

— Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)

Mais la Princesse, elle le regardait toujours.

But the Princess, she was still looking at him.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Ziri regardait le baseball.

Ziri was watching baseball.

Jean regardait les vaches.

Jean looked at the cows.

Personne ne regardait.

No one was looking.

Le soldat israélien regardait directement Ziri.

The Israeli soldier looked directly at Ziri.

Le film que Tom regardait n'était pas en français.

The movie Tom was watching wasn’t in French.

La fille se tenait debout et se regardait dans le miroir.

The girl stood and looked at herself in the mirror.

Et si on regardait les bandes ?

What if we looked at the tapes?

— Rebecca (1940)

Il regardait le ciel.

He looked at the sky.

As-tu remarqué la façon dont Tom te regardait ?

Did you notice the way Tom was looking at you?