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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO

FACULTAD

DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIN HUMANAS

GRAMMAR SIX

The use of for, during and while

MADE BY: CRISTIAN YUMISACA AND PATRICIA


VINUEZA

Y TECNOLOGAS

THE USE OF

FOR, DURING AND WHILE

The prepositions during, for, and


while are often used with time
expressions

HOW TO USE FOR?


For is a preposition which is used with a period to say
how long something goes on, It answers the
question : How long?
for twenty minutes for a weekfor a long
time for a year
For example:
"Simon has been sleeping for 8 hours."
"We waited for 30 minutes outside your house."

HOW TO USE DURING


During is a preposition which is used before a noun
(during + noun) It means 'throughout the period' or
'in the course of' an action or event.
during thematch during the warduring the
weekend
I fell asleep during the film because it was so boring. (The
sleeping happened at the same time as the film.)
Notice that during is followed by a noun, which often
represents an activity(during + the film).
"Nobody spoke during the presentation."

REMEMBER
You cannot use during to say how long
something continues.
Incorrect= It snowed during 3 nights
= It snowed for 3 nights

correct

HOW TO USE WHILE

While is used to talk about two things that are happening at the
same time. The length of time is not important. It is very similar
to during, but it is followed by a sentence (while + subject +
verb...), so they are not interchangeable. For example:
1. Stan: When did you lose your credit cards?
Mark: I think it was while I was shopping in El Corte Ingls.
2. "The phone rang while I was watching TV."
3. "I met him while we were studying in the library."

REMEMBER
IT IS OFTEN POSSIBLE TO DROP SUBJECT + BE :
I generally listen to music while driving to work.
Sam twisted his ankle while playing tennis.

WHILE CAN ALSO BE A NOUN WHICH MEANS 'A PERIOD


OF TIME'.
I spoke to the neighbor for quite a while yesterday.
It's been a while since I read that book.

EXERCISE: COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITION OF


TIME FOR THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: FOR, WHILE OR
DURING.
for you ___ some time.
1. I've been meaning to call
2. He fell asleep
___
during

the meeting.

during___
3. We all stayed inside

the storm.

while
4. Someone stole my
bag ___

I was riding on the train.

while ___
5. The dog was barking
while
6. Please don't smoke ___
during
7. Bats sleep ___

she was trying to watch TV.


I'm eating.

the day.
for
8. They've been out of the office ___ ages.
while
9. He kept talking to me ___
I was trying to read.
during
10.His mobile-phone rang twice ___
the film.

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