The past tense form of the verb “watch” in English is “watched,” which means to “observe” or “look at.” The past tense is a grammatical form in English that indicates an action or state that occurred in the past. Regular past tense verbs are generally formed by adding the past tense marker to the base form of the verb. English belongs to the West Germanic branch of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European language family. It evolved from the language spoken by the Germanic tribes, including the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, who migrated from the European continent to the British Isles. Through Britain’s colonial activities, English spread to various parts of the world.