YOU SAID:
I was eating farts when i cried
INTO JAPANESE
私は泣いたときにオナラを食べていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
When I cried I was eating farts
INTO JAPANESE
私が泣いたとき私はオナラを食べていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
When I cried I was eating farts
That didn't even make that much sense in English.