He works at here quite a long time.

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mampwamp

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He works at here quite a long time.
He works at here a long time.

The sentences above sound grammatically incorrect. How to say a person has been working in a company for a long period.
 

MikeNewYork

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You pretty much answered your own question.

He has worked here (for) quite a long time.
He has worked here (for) a long time.
He has been working here (for) quite a long time.
He has been working here (for) a long time.
 

Rover_KE

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Once again, mampwamp, I'd like to know where you find these sentences you ask about. Most of them are rather odd in some way.
 
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