YOU SAID:
The fat cat sat on the rug.
INTO JAPANESE
太った猫は敷物の上に座っていました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The fat cat was sitting on the rug.
INTO JAPANESE
太った猫は敷物の上に座っていました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The fat cat was sitting on the rug.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.