quando era estudante

when [I/he/she] was a student

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when [I/he/she] was a student Used to talk about the period in the past when someone was a student.
PO: Quando era estudante, eu morava em Lisboa.
EN: When I was a student, I lived in Lisbon.

Ela me mostrou uma foto de sua mãe quando era estudante.

She showed me a picture of her mother when she was a student.

Eu escrevia um diário em francês quando era estudante.

I used to keep a diary in French when I was a student.

Eu jogava tênis quando era estudante.

I used to play tennis when I was a student.

Quando era estudante, ela foi à discoteca somente uma vez.

When she was a student, she only went to the disco once.

Me formei em história europeia quando era estudante universitário.

I graduated with a degree in European history when I was a university student.

Conheci-o quando era estudante.

I met him when I was a student.