YOU SAID:

He said he was not there yesterday; however, he was there for a long time.

INTO JAPANESE

彼は昨日そこにいないと言った。しかし、彼は長い間そこにいました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He said he was not there yesterday. But he has been there for a long time.

INTO JAPANESE

彼は昨日そこにいないと言った。しかし、彼は長い間そこにいました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He said he was not there yesterday. But he has been there for a long time.