YOU SAID:
i was frying a fried fry today
INTO JAPANESE
今日はフライドポテトを揚げていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was fried french fries today
INTO JAPANESE
今日はフライドポテトを揚げました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I fried french fries today
INTO JAPANESE
今日はフライドポテトを揚げました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I fried french fries today
That didn't even make that much sense in English.