Proposed translations

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"J'avais l'habitude de regarder des dessins animés quand j'avais quatre ans."

I still can't get over watching some of my favorites.

Glad to help!
Peer comment(s):

Jean Xavier Ginel (X) : not funny
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4 hrs

Quand j'avais quatre ans, ...

Quand j'avais quatre ans, j'aimais regarder les dessins animés.
Peer comment(s):

stephie
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8 hrs

In addition to Carole_A's answer...

I would like to point out that the English "used to" construction is rendered by the imperfect tense in French.

- Quand j'avais 4 ans, je regardais les dessins animés.
- A l'age de 4 ans, ....


Carole_A made the slight and natural improvement in her version, in adding the verb "aimer". Sounds better, even though strictly speaking it translates back as "used to like watching....".
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14 hrs

J'aimais regarder les dessins animes losrque j'avais 4 ans

Just plain French. I am a native French, but my PC seems to have lost the "accents". Sorry!
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16 hrs

Quand j'avais 4 ans, j'avais l'habitude de regarder des dessins animes

J'espere que cela t'aide
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