YOU SAID:

The white ball was put into a shoe

INTO JAPANESE

白いボールは靴に入れられました

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The white ball was put in the shoe.

INTO JAPANESE

白いボールが靴に入れられていた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

A white ball was in my shoes.

INTO JAPANESE

白いボールが私の靴の中にあった。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

A white ball was in my shoes.