YOU SAID:
The boy chases the ball
INTO JAPANESE
その少年はボールを追う
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The boy was chasing the ball
INTO JAPANESE
その少年はボールを追いかけていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The boy was chasing a ball
INTO JAPANESE
その少年はボールを追いかけていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The boy was chasing a ball
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