YOU SAID:
sally and mike sat on sandwich
INTO JAPANESE
サリーとマイクはサンドイッチに座っていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Sally and Mike were sitting on the sandwich
INTO JAPANESE
サリーとマイクはサンドイッチに座っていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Sally and Mike were sitting on the sandwich
That didn't even make that much sense in English.