grumbleradded a comment 8 years ago
Vladislav Jeong, it's simply unbelievable that with all your medals and awards you translate this as "wrote for 12 years"!!
"FOR 12 years" requires "has/had been writing".
Он писал роман в течение 12 лет.
He had been writing his novel for 12 years.
He had been writing a novel for 12 years.
He wrote a novel for 12 years
Vladislav Jeong, it's simply unbelievable that with all your medals and awards you translate this as "wrote for 12 years"!!
"FOR 12 years" requires "has/had been writing".