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yo observaba

was watching, was observing

→ observar
observ to observe, to watch + aba imperfect indicative: I/he/she
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #40,434
was watching, was observing Imperfect tense (past), often used for an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
SP: Yo observaba a los niños jugar en el parque.
EN: I was watching the children play in the park.
Conjugation of observar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First observaba —
Third observaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First observaba —
Third observaba —

Él sabe que alguien lo observaba.

He knows that someone was watching him.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Le observaba.

I was watching him.

Él comía y ella le observaba.

He ate and she watched him.

Él observaba la escena sin mucho interés.

He watched the scene without much interest.

Ella observaba cómo vuelan las mariposas.

She watched the butterflies fly.

Él observaba desde lejos.

He watched from afar.