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il surveillait

was watching, was monitoring

s y ʁ . v ɛ . j ɛ → surveiller
sur sure + veill stay up, keep watch + ait il/elle imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #41,295
was watching, was monitoring Imperfect tense (ongoing or habitual action in the past).
FR: Le gardien surveillait l'entrée toute la nuit.
EN: The guard was watching the entrance all night.
Conjugation of surveiller
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third surveillait —

Il nous surveillait de près, toi et moi.

He was watching us closely—you and me.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Et Mme Disa surveillait tout !

And Mrs. Disa was keeping an eye on everything!

— Andhadhun (2018)

Je me sens comme s'il me surveillait.

I feel like he was watching me.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Tom savait qu'on le surveillait.

Tom knew he was being watched.

Le meneur, Kuang, on le surveillait depuis un moment.

We'd been keeping an eye on Kuang, the playmaker, for a while.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

Sounds similar to

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