YOU SAID:
My friend plays minecraft
INTO JAPANESE
私の友達はマインクラフトをしています
BACK INTO ENGLISH
my friend is playing minecraft
INTO JAPANESE
友達がマインクラフトで遊んでいます
BACK INTO ENGLISH
friends playing minecraft
INTO JAPANESE
マインクラフトをしている友達
BACK INTO ENGLISH
friends playing minecraft
That didn't even make that much sense in English.