Translation of "Prestaba" in English

Tom prestaba atención a la maestra.

Tom paid attention to his teacher.

Y les demostró que les prestaba atención

and it showed them he was paying attention,

Uno, inteligentemente, no prestaba gran atención a lo que decía la gente,

You, brilliantly, didn't pay too much attention to what people said,

Y un capataz duro, imponiendo la disciplina y el entrenamiento regular, mientras prestaba atención al bienestar de

and hard taskmaster, enforcing discipline and  regular training, while paying attention to his