ellos miraban

were looking (at), looked (at)

→ mirar
mir to look at; to watch + a to, at + ban ellos/ustedes imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #27,986
were looking (at), looked (at) Imperfect tense (they/you all); often describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
SP: Ellos miraban la televisión después de cenar.
EN: They used to watch TV after dinner.
Conjugation of mirar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First miraba —
Third miraba miraban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First miraba —
Third miraba miraban

Ellos me miraban en silencio.

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.

Creí que miraban un juego.

I thought they were watching a game.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

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.

Aún recuerdo sus ojos cuando me miraban silenciosos.

I still remember their eyes when they looked at me silently.

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Tom se preguntaba por qué todos lo miraban fijamente.

Tom wondered why everyone was staring at him.