eu estava vendo

I was watching

→ eu
phrase Rare #21,402
I was watching Used with estar + vendo to describe an ongoing action in the past. Depending on context, vendo can mean either “watching” or “seeing.”
PO: Eu estava vendo um programa quando você ligou.
EN: I was watching a show when you called.

Não pude acreditar no que eu estava vendo.

I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

Eu estava vendo um filme de monstros com meu amigo.

I was watching a monster movie with my friend.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Eu estava vendo fotos antigas.

I was looking at old photos.

Eu estava vendo!

I was watching!

— Os Sete Samurais (1954)

Eu estava vendo televisão quando o telefone tocou.

I was watching television when the phone rang.

Eu estava vendo tudo.

I was seeing everything.

— Assassinato às Cegas (2018)

Você sabia que eu estava vendo você tomar banho, ainda assim nao disse nada.

You knew I was watching you take a shower, yet you didn't say anything.

— O Clã das Adagas Voadoras (2004)

Eu não pude acreditar no que eu estava vendo.

I couldn't believe what I was seeing.