Translation of "Sentava" in English

Eu me sentava, olhava para a tela do Word

I would sit, I would stare at the Microsoft Word screen,

O avô sentava no seu lugar habitual perto do fogo.

Grandfather sat in his habitual place near the fire.

Quando Tom era adolescente, ele frequentemente se sentava na varanda da frente e escrevia canções à noite após o jantar.

When Tom was a teenager, he would often sit on the front porch and write songs in the evening after dinner.

Fui expulso do colégio por colar na prova de metafísica: eu estava espiando dentro da alma do garoto que se sentava ao meu lado.

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me.