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estava vendo

was watching

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phrase Rare #31,128
was watching Also means "was seeing" depending on context. This is the past progressive of ver.
PO: Eu estava vendo TV quando você ligou.
EN: I was watching TV when you called.

Tom teve um pressentimento de que a Mary estava vendo uma outra pessoa.

Tom had a feeling that Mary was seeing someone else.

Você estava vendo.

You were watching.

— Batalha Real (2000)

Ninguém estava vendo.

Nobody was watching.

Estava vendo Ivan trabalhar.

I was watching Ivan work.

— O Operário (2004)

Ziri estava vendo coisas.

Ziri was seeing things.

Tom estava vendo tevê quando cheguei em casa.

Tom was watching TV when I got home.

Ela fingiu que não estava vendo.

She pretended she wasn't seeing it.

Logo depois ele estava vendo uma luta de boxe num canal mexicano.

Soon after, he was watching a boxing match on a Mexican channel.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)