unclear past tense
I want to ask about the particular sentence:

There was no place where you could be more certain that the telescreens were watched continuously.

The question is: why "were watched" used here instead of "were watching" or "watched"?

Question

unclear past tense
I want to ask about the particular sentence:

There was no place where you could be more certain that the telescreens were watched continuously.

The question is: why "were watched" used here instead of "were watching" or "watched"?

Answer

The telescreens are the object, it sounds like you've mistaken then for the agent. "the telescreens were watched (by people) continuously."

Answer

Hey u, I think "were watched" used here is passive sentence.