YOU SAID:
I pet the dog last week
INTO JAPANESE
先週犬を撫でた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I petted a dog last week
INTO JAPANESE
先週犬を撫でました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I petted a dog last week.
INTO JAPANESE
先週、犬を撫でました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I petted a dog last week.
You've done this before, haven't you.