YOU SAID:

the cat sat on the table

INTO JAPANESE

猫がテーブルに座っていた

BACK INTO ENGLISH

A cat was sitting on the table

INTO JAPANESE

テーブルの上には猫がいた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

A cat was on the table.

INTO JAPANESE

テーブルの上には猫がいた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

A cat was on the table.