YOU SAID:
The dogs are barking now.
INTO JAPANESE
犬が今吠えています。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The dog is now barking.
INTO JAPANESE
犬が吠えているようになりました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The dog was barking.
INTO JAPANESE
犬が吠えていた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The dog was barking.
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