YOU SAID:
The black cat was running
INTO JAPANESE
黒猫が走っていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
There was a black cat running.
INTO JAPANESE
黒猫が走っていた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
A black cat was running.
INTO JAPANESE
黒猫が走っていた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
A black cat was running.
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