io osservai

watched, observed

→ osservare
osserv to observe, to watch + ai 1st-person singular past
verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Rare #36,493
watched, observed This past-tense form is used mainly in written narratives; in much of everyday speech, the passato prossimo is more common.
IT: Osservai gli uccelli nel giardino.
EN: I watched the birds in the garden.
Conjugation of osservare
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First osservai —

L'osservai.

I observed him.

Osservai Tom.

I watched Tom.

Li osservai.

I watched them.

Osservai Tom partire.

I watched Tom leave.

Io osservai Tom.

I watched Tom.

Osservai Tom attraversare la strada.

I watched Tom cross the street.