blablabla wrote:
> kox skirtumas tarp sakinuku
> 1. There was a hotel near the airport, but it closed a long time ago
> 2. There used to be  a hotel near the airport, but it closed a long time ago

Nematau skirtumo, nebent manyčiau, kad antru atveju tas viešbutis ten 
buvo žiauriai ilgai, o pirmu neilgai, bet tai ginčytinas reikalas.

> 
> 3. Jim was my best friend, but we aren't good frends any longer
> 4 Jim used to be my best friend, but we aren't good frends any longer

Nematau skirtumo.