[Grammar] That time I was a university student

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It was about many years ago when I attended an English language institute. That time I was a university student, and I had no job, so I had enough free time to be able to go to an English class regularly. After graduation, I found a full time job, so I had to quit my English classes. Since then I have planned to learn and study English by myself.
 

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[STRIKE]It was about[/STRIKE] Many years ago, [STRIKE]when[/STRIKE] I attended an English language institute. At that time, I was a university student (no comma required here) and I had no job, so I had enough free time to be able to go to an English class regularly. After graduation, I found a full-time job, so I had to quit my English classes. Since then, I have [STRIKE]planned to learn and[/STRIKE] decided to study English by myself.

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At that time, I was a university student (no comma required here) and I had no job, so I had enough free time to be able to go to an English class regularly.
Does to be able to suggest possibility or ability here?
 

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Possibility.
 
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