YOU SAID:
i was skipping on ice
INTO JAPANESE
私は氷の上でスキップしていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was skipping on the ice
INTO JAPANESE
氷の上を飛んでいた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Was flying on the ice
INTO JAPANESE
氷の上を飛んでいた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Was flying on the ice
That didn't even make that much sense in English.