My German tandem partner told me that a friend of him was for a half year in Brazil. He said:
Er ist ein halbes Jahr in Brasilien gewesen
What's the difference to
Er war ein halbes Jahr in Brasilien
My German tandem partner told me that a friend of him was for a half year in Brazil. He said:
Er ist ein halbes Jahr in Brasilien gewesen
What's the difference to
Er war ein halbes Jahr in Brasilien
They are different tenses:
Some people say, that Präteritum is the one which is more in the past but I think that's wrong. Both tenses can be used for the same thing.
However I guess most Germans would prefer the Perfekt because it's easier.