when I/he/she was young
Cuando era joven, le gustaba mucho el dinero.
When he was young, he really liked money.
— El manantial de las colinas (1986)
Tom quería ser astronauta cuando era joven.
Tom wanted to be an astronaut when he was young.
Cuando era joven, un anciano empezó a enseñarme en un puesto de tallarines.
When I was young, an old man started teaching me at a noodle stand.
— Tampopo (1985)
Sucedieron muchas cosas cuando era joven.
Many things happened when I was young.
— Despedidas (2008)
Ella salía de viaje a menudo cuando era joven.
She used to travel a lot when she was young.
Cuando era joven solía leer muchas novelas.
When I was young I used to read a lot of novels.
Anoche, mamá me enseñó una foto de cuando era joven.
Last night, Mom showed me a picture of herself when she was young.
— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)
Cuando era joven, me iba caminando al colegio.
When I was young, I used to walk to school.
When I was young.
Tom hizo muchas cosas estúpidas cuando era joven.
Tom did a lot of stupid things when he was young.