YOU SAID:
I woke up early because I had a nightmare about dead cats.
INTO JAPANESE
私は死んだ猫の悪夢を見たので早く起きた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I got up early because I had a nightmare about a dead cat.
INTO JAPANESE
私は死んだ猫の悪夢を見たので早起きした。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I got up early because I had a nightmare about a dead cat.
You've done this before, haven't you.