YOU SAID:
Nope, I already ate my tea
INTO JAPANESE
いやいや、もうお茶は食べてた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
No, no, I had already eaten tea.
INTO JAPANESE
いや、もうお茶は食べていた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
No, I had already eaten tea.
INTO JAPANESE
いや、もうお茶は食べていた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
No, I had already eaten tea.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.