主要要用“formerly 以前”这个单字造句：
以前我的外公家附近都是稻田，现在都是建筑物。
我自己翻译是：
Formerly my grandpa’s house were rice fields around , but now there are build
ings.

There used to be lots of rice paddies in the neighborhood of grandpa's house. They are now gone and replacedby buildings.借问: 有人知道"彩色笔"的最普遍英文说法吗？

谢谢哦Y大