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eu assistia

was watching, used to watch, was assisting, used to assist (help)

→ assistir
assist watch; attend + ia imperfect past (I/he/she/it)
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #29,152
was watching, used to watch Often used with the preposition “a”: “assistir a (algo)” = to watch/attend (e.g., a movie, a class).
PO: Eu assistia à televisão todas as noites.
EN: I used to watch TV every night.
was assisting, used to assist (help) More formal; often used with “a” for the person receiving help: “assistir a (alguém)”.
PO: O médico assistia aos pacientes no hospital.
EN: The doctor was assisting the patients at the hospital.
Conjugation of assistir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First assistia —
Third assistia —

Mary adormeceu enquanto assistia a um filme.

Mary fell asleep while watching a movie.

Assistia todas as aulas que gostava.

I attended all the classes I liked.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Ela assistia a ele nadando.

She watched him swimming.

Tom adormeceu enquanto assistia a um filme.

Tom fell asleep while watching a movie.

Você assistia, batendo com o dedo na janela.

You watched, tapping your finger on the window.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Não estava a par de que alguém me assistia.

I wasn't aware that someone was watching me.

A televisão estava ligada, mas ninguém assistia.

The television was on, but nobody was watching.

Eu assistia elas uma atrás da outra.

I watched them one after the other.

— Anjos Caídos (1995)

Ela assistia a ele comendo.

She watched him eat.