YOU SAID:
The boy chases the ball
INTO JAPANESE
その少年はボールを追う
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The boy was chasing the ball
INTO JAPANESE
その少年はボールを追いかけていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The boy was chasing a ball
INTO JAPANESE
その少年はボールを追いかけていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The boy was chasing a ball
That didn't even make that much sense in English.
