〜ものだ: Japanese grammar explained
~mono da — Recalling a past habit, or a general truth.
Structure
Verb(た) + ものだ(memory)／Verb(dictionary) + ものだ(general rule)
Examples
子どもの頃はよくここで遊んだものだ。
こどものころはよくここであそんだものだ。
As a child, I often used to play here.
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