YOU SAID:

I have been staring at the edge of the water

INTO JAPANESE

私は水の端を見つめています。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I was staring at the water's edge.

INTO JAPANESE

私は水の端を見つめていた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I stared at the water's edge.

INTO JAPANESE

私は水の端を見つめていた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I stared at the water's edge.