2. men were the breadwinner of the family and women depended greatly on men

-> Men used to be the breadwinner of the family and women depend greatly on men

3.my sister admitted that she lied sometimes in the past but now she didn't

-> My sister admitted that she used to lie sometimes in the past

4. Jim asked me that i preferred to do as a child that i no longer did now

-> Jim asked me that i used to prefer to do as a child

5. who took care of you when you were a toddler?

-> Who use to take care of you when you were a toddler?

6. Jim wasn't interested in reading books when he was small but now he is really into it

-> Jim didn't use to interested in reading books when he was small

7. i got all the attention from my parents before my little brother was born

-> I used to get all the attention from my parents before my little brother was born

8. bungalows were very popular 6 years ago

-> Bungalows used to be very popular 6 years ago