YOU SAID:
i was playing with my ball
INTO JAPANESE
私は自分のボールで遊んでいました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was playing with my ball
INTO JAPANESE
ボールで遊んでいた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was playing with a ball
INTO JAPANESE
私はボールで遊んでいました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was playing with a ball
That didn't even make that much sense in English.