YOU SAID:
I am eating a hot dog.
INTO JAPANESE
ホットドッグを食べています。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
eating hot dogs
INTO JAPANESE
ホットドッグを食べる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
eat hot dog
INTO JAPANESE
ホットドッグを食べる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
eat hot dog
That didn't even make that much sense in English.