watch
verb (used without object)
to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens.
were watching
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past progressiveof watch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“When we were watching the film, that was exactly what we saw,” Mosley said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Garbo and his colleagues were watching one of several major rifts that appeared likely to eventually cut across the entire ice tongue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
They were watching a rerun of “The Porter Wagoner Show,” the program that had helped launch Dolly to country music stardom, on a little TV set using rabbit ears, when she appeared.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Investors were watching Wednesday to see whether the company would give updates on potential cloud customers and how big those deals might be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The silence behind her told her that her brothers and sister were watching her.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
