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My parents buy their house 20 years ago.

My parents bought their house 20 years ago.

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It is quite expensive, but the bank lends them half the money so they can afford to buy it.

It was quite expensive, but the banks lent them half the money so they could afford to buy it.

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It is a small house, but it feels OK when my brother and I are children.

It was a small house, but it felt OK when my brother and I were children.

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But as we grow older, the house becomes too small.

But as we grew older, the house became too small.

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After about ten years, my parents build a new room at the back of the house.

After about ten years, my parents built a new room at the back of the house.

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But then my brother leaves home and the house is too big again!

But then my brother left home and the house was too big again!

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House prices then rise very quickly.

House prices then rose very quickly.

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So when my parents sell their house last year, they make a lot of money.

So when my parents sold their house last year, they made a lot of money.

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During my last holiday I sleep in a caravan.

During my last holiday I slept in a caravan.

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I try to contact you but you are in a very remote house.

I tried to contact you but you were in a very remote house.

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We spend our last holiday on the beach.

We spent our last holiday on the beach.

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