ellos miraban

were looking at, were watching

→ mirar
mir to look at, to watch + a make or become + ban ellos/ustedes imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #30,415
were looking at, were watching
SP: Los niños miraban las estrellas.
EN: The children were looking at the stars.
Conjugation of mirar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First miraba —
Second mirabas —
Third miraba miraban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First miraba —
Second mirabas —
Third miraba miraban

Tom y Mary comían pochoclo mientras miraban la película.

Tom and Mary were eating popcorn while watching the movie.

No miraban a su alrededor.

They weren’t looking around.

Tom se preguntaba por qué todos lo miraban fijamente.

Tom wondered why everyone was staring at him.

Ellos me miraban en silencio.

They looked at me in silence.

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.

Algunas personas miraban series de televisión todas las noches.

Some people watched television series every night.

Aún recuerdo sus ojos cuando me miraban silenciosos.

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

— PERFECT BLUE (1998)

Me preguntaba por qué las personas me miraban fijamente.

I wondered why people were staring at me.

Todos los habitantes de Viridian la miraban.

Everyone in Viridian was looking at her.

Creí que miraban un juego.

I thought they were watching a game.

— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)

He visto cómo se miraban.

I saw the way they were looking at each other.

— Legado en los huesos (2019)