YOU SAID:
I have lived in a house for a while
INTO JAPANESE
私はしばらく家に住んでいました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I lived at home for a while
INTO JAPANESE
私はしばらく家に住んでいた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I lived home for a while
INTO JAPANESE
私はしばらく家に住んでいた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I lived home for a while
You've done this before, haven't you.