YOU SAID:

I used to live in Japan many years ago.

INTO JAPANESE

私は何年も前に日本に住んでいました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I lived in Japan many years ago.

INTO JAPANESE

私は三年前に日本に住んでいた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I lived in Japan three years ago.

INTO JAPANESE

私は三年前に日本に住んでいた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I lived in Japan three years ago.