YOU SAID:
He's there for the long haul.
INTO JAPANESE
彼は長距離のためにそこにいます。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He is there for a long distance.
INTO JAPANESE
彼は長い間そこにいます。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He has been there for a long time.
INTO JAPANESE
彼は長い間そこにいた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He was there for a long time.
INTO JAPANESE
彼は長い間そこにいた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He was there for a long time.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.
