YOU SAID:

once upon a time there was a penguin named Gary and he liked pasta

INTO JAPANESE

昔々ゲーリーというペンギンがいて、パスタが好きだった

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Once upon a time there was a penguin called Gary and I liked pasta

INTO JAPANESE

昔々、ゲーリーというペンギンがいて、パスタが好きでした

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Once upon a time there was a penguin called Gary and I liked pasta