が住んでいた

lived

→ が
phrase Common #5,980
lived Used to describe someone or something that lived in a place in the past. The が marks the subject, and 住んでいた is the past form of 住んでいる, meaning “was living” or “lived.”
JA: この町に有名な画家が住んでいた。
EN: A famous artist lived in this town.

以前恐ろしい怪物が住んでいた

A terrifying monster once lived there.

ここは私の家族が住んでいた所です

This is where my family used to live.

その当時そこには未開民族が住んでいた

At that time, a primitive tribe lived there.

その森の中に老夫婦が住んでいた

An elderly couple lived in that forest.

昔々美しい少女が住んでいた

Once upon a time, a beautiful girl lived there.

昔々ある村にひとりの老人が住んでいた

Once upon a time, an old man lived in a village.

イングランドたいへん意地の悪い王様が住んでいた

Once upon a time, there lived a very mean king in England.

その村かわいい少女が住んでいた

A cute girl lived in that village.

その国賢い王様が住んでいた

Long ago, a wise king lived in that country.

そのあるにある老人が住んでいた

Once upon a time, an old man lived in a village.