were looking (at), looked (at)
They looked at me in silence.
Los turistas extranjeros iban sentados en el bus y miraban por la ventana.
The foreign tourists were sitting on the bus and looking out the window.
Algunas personas miraban series de televisión todas las noches.
Some people watched television series every night.
Tom y Mary comían pochoclo mientras miraban la película.
Tom and Mary were eating popcorn while watching the movie.
Creo que ella estaba consciente de que la miraban muchos chicos.
I think she was aware that a lot of boys were looking at her.
Tom y María se miraban el uno al otro.
Tom and Maria looked at each other.
Pero no sabía por qué me miraban y se rían.
But I didn't know why they were looking at me and laughing.
— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)
Me preguntaba por qué las personas me miraban fijamente.
I wondered why people were staring at me.