were looking at, were watching
Tom y Mary comían pochoclo mientras miraban la película.
Tom and Mary were eating popcorn while watching the movie.
They weren’t looking around.
Tom se preguntaba por qué todos lo miraban fijamente.
Tom wondered why everyone was staring at him.
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.