How are prepositions – ‘for’, ‘while’, ‘during’ used?

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1.

It rained ____ three days.
 
 
 

2.

We met a lot of interesting people _____ our holiday.
 
 
 

3.

I will call you sometime ____ the afternoon.
 
 
 

4. _____ your were out , there was a phone call for you.

 
 
 

5. Chris read a book ____ I watched TV.

 
 
 

6. Are you going away ______ the weekend.

 
 
 

7. At the conference she spoke ______ two hours.

 
 
 

8. The production at the factory was affected ____ the labor strike.

 
 
 

9. Please don’t interrupt ____ I’m speaking.

 
 
 

10. We didn’t eat anything ____our journey.

 
 
 

Question 1 of 10

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We use ‘for’ followed by a period of time to say how long something goes on :-

Example – We watched TV for 2 hours last night
Example – I am going to Spain for 2 weeks.

We use ‘during’ followed by noun to say when something happens (not how long)

Example – Nobody was vocal during the presentation.
Example – I fell asleep during the film and I slept for an hour.

We use ‘while’ followed by a subject and verb.

Example – We saw sam while waiting for the bus.
Example – I fell asleep while watching TV.

Also when talking about future we sometimes use the present (not will) but the word ‘while’.

Example – I will be in London next week, I hope to see John while I’m there.

3 comments

  • Thank you
    That is a really helpful tutorial.
    II just wonder is it correct to use (for) in this sentence: “Are you going away (for) the holiday?” because I did the quiz and i put (during) for the mentioned sentence and it showed ias incorrect answer.

  • Hello ,thanks for the video .But is it correct to say :” I was on holiday FOR two months ago .That week away was refreshing .” Thanks for your attention in advance

  • hi,
    iam kumar.ur videos are excellent.
    tell me about the difference between simple past and past perfect.
    and
    I saw a dog whose eyes are red .
    I saw a dog whose eyes were red.

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