He just parrots back my words.

He repeated my words exactly.

After retiring from the military, he began pursuing a new career.

He retired from the military last year.

The train is delayed, and it seems like I'm going to be late for the meeting.

The train has become delayed.

Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world.

He had a bad attitude towards me, so I returned tit for tat with the same attitude.

He insulted me, so I returned tit for tat and said the same thing back to him.

My dream is to live in Cayenne.