YOU SAID:
I drove my car to the bar but the bar was dry
INTO JAPANESE
私は車をバーまで運転しましたが、バーは乾いていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I drove the car to the bar but the bar was dry
INTO JAPANESE
車をバーまで運転したが、バーは乾いていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I drove my car to the bar but it was dry
INTO JAPANESE
私は車をバーまで運転しましたが、それは乾いていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I drove the car to the bar but it was dry
INTO JAPANESE
私は車をバーまで運転したが、それは乾燥していた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I drove the car to the bar but it was dry
That didn't even make that much sense in English.