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je surveillais

was watching, was keeping an eye on

s y ʁ . v ɛ . j ɛ → surveiller
surveill to watch, to keep an eye on + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #51,965
was watching, was keeping an eye on
FR: Je surveillais les enfants pendant qu'ils jouaient.
EN: I was keeping an eye on the children while they played.
Conjugation of surveiller
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First surveillais —
Second surveillais —
Third surveillait —

Tu la surveillais comme un faucon.

You were watching her like a hawk.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Puis je le suivais à l'épicerie et je le surveillais.

Then I followed him to the grocery store and kept an eye on him.

— Un Soleil (2019)

Je les surveillais.

I was watching them.

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

Je surveillais sa valise.

I was watching his suitcase.

Sounds similar to

surveiller s y ʁ . v ɛ . j e surveillez s y ʁ . v ɛ . j e surveillé s y ʁ . v ɛ . j e surveillant s y ʁ . v ɛ . j ɑ̃