YOU SAID:
The shepherd’s pie was smashing
INTO JAPANESE
羊飼いのパイがつぶれていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The shepherd's pie was crushed
INTO JAPANESE
羊飼いのパイがつぶされた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Shepherd's pie was crushed
INTO JAPANESE
羊飼いのパイがつぶされた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Shepherd's pie was crushed
That didn't even make that much sense in English.