YOU SAID:
There was a place long long ago and far far away
INTO JAPANESE
ずっと昔、遠く離れた場所があった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Long ago there was a place far away
INTO JAPANESE
昔は遠く離れた場所にあった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
used to be far away
INTO JAPANESE
昔は遠くにいた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I used to be far away
INTO JAPANESE
昔は遠くにいた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I used to be far away
That didn't even make that much sense in English.