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Which sounds natural when you speak? Or if both aren't correct, please teach me another expression.
1. I lived in Chicago for 5 years when I was a kid.
2. I lived in Chicago for 5 years since I was a kid.
私は子どものころ、5年間シカゴに住んでいました。
Which sounds natural when you speak? Or if both aren't correct, please teach me another expression.
1. I lived in Chicago for 5 years when I was a kid.
2. I lived in Chicago for 5 years since I was a kid.
私は子どものころ、5年間シカゴに住んでいました。
1. I lived in Chicago for 5 years when I was a kid.
2. I lived in Chicago for 5 years since I was a kid.
私は子どものころ、5年間シカゴに住んでいました。
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"when I was a kid" sounds more natural. "Since I was a kid" would mean that you were still living in Chicago, and would be more natural in a sentence like "I have lived in Chicago since I was a kid."
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"when I was a kid" sounds more natural. "Since I was a kid" would mean that you were still living in Chicago, and would be more natural in a sentence like "I have lived in Chicago since I was a kid."
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Thank you! So if you want to add both two details “for ５ years” and “when I was a kid” in one sentence, you should use past tence, is that right?
Thank you! So if you want to add both two details “for ５ years” and “when I was a kid” in one sentence, you should use past tence, is that right?
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