YOU SAID:
Once upon a time a rose grew.
INTO JAPANESE
昔、バラが育った。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Once upon a time, roses grew.
INTO JAPANESE
昔、バラが生えていた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
There used to be roses.
INTO JAPANESE
かつてはバラがあった。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
There used to be roses.
You've done this before, haven't you.