Transaltion needed

How should I say in English:

"Они не были детьми, когда они изучали английский язык".
They weren't children, when they was studying English?

"Они не были детьми, когда они изучили английский язык".
They weren't children, when they has been studying English?

Thanks in advance... Stay tuned! ;-)

BTW, did I write the subject correct? I mean: "Перевод нужен". And what is the right version?

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Originally Posted by astronomer

How should I say in English:

"Они не были детьми, когда они изучали английский язык".
They weren't children, when they was studying English?

"Они не были детьми, когда они изучили английский язык".
They weren't children, when they has been studying English?

Thanks in advance... Stay tuned! ;-)

BTW, did I write the subject correct? I mean: "Перевод нужен". And what is the right version?

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The first sentence is simple enough;
"They weren't children when they studied English."

The second is more complicated, you can't just use tense to translate the meaning of изучить, you probably need to change the verb too;
"They weren't children by the time they had mastered English."

The subject is correct, but spelt wrongly.

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Originally Posted by scotcher

The first sentence is simple enough;
"They weren't children when they studied English."

The second is more complicated, you can't just use tense to translate the meaning of изучить, you probably need to change the verb too;
"They weren't children by the time they had mastered English."

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Thank you, scotcher!

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Originally Posted by scotcher

The subject is correct, but spelt wrongly.

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I just noticed that when I looked at the subject in the third time.
The rough russian equivalent is
Я это заметил только что, раза с третьего... Когда всматривался в тему. ;-)

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Originally Posted by astronomer

I only noticed that when I looked at the subject for the third time.

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Originally Posted by scotcher

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Originally Posted by astronomer

I only noticed that when I looked at the subject for the third time.

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Thank you again, scother ;-)