For and during ‘We use for + a period of time to say how Long something goas on: fortwohours foraweek for ages Wewatched TV for two hours last night. Jess is going away for a week in Septernber ‘Where have you been? I've been waiting for ages. ‘ve you going aay forthe weekend? ‘We use during + noun to say when something happens (not how tong) duringthe movie during ourholiday curing the night fell asleep during the movie ‘we mer some realy nice people during our holiday. ell asleep during the movi. ‘The ground is wet. Itrmust have rained during the night. ‘With ‘time words’ (for example: the morning / the afternoon / the summer), you can usually say In ‘or during: Tt must have rained in the night. or ..during the night phone you sometime during the afternoon, or .. in theafternoon, You cannot use during to say how long something goes on Ierained for three deys without stopping. (not during three days) Compare during and for Ifall asleep during the movie. | was asleep for half an hour. During and white Compare: We use during + noun: We use while + subject + verb ell asleep during the movie. Ifell asleep while | was watching TV. an sunect svar ©) We meta lot of interesting people ‘We meta lat of interesting people during our holiday. while we were on holiday. Robert suddenly began to fe! i Robert suddenly began to feet il during the exam, white he was doing the exam, Some more examples of while ‘We saw Clare while we were waiting for the bus While you were aut, there was a phone cal for you ‘Alex read a book while I watched TV, \When you are talking about the Future use the present (nat wil) after while: ''m going to Singapore next week. | hope to see some friends of mine while m there (not while Lwillbe there) lox read.a book while | ‘what are you going todo while you're walting? eek (not while you'll be waiting) See also Unit 25. For nd singe Unit 2A While + ing Unit 682Unit Exercises Sake) © "etn torr during 1 Itrained for three days without stopping 2 Ifellasleep during the movie 3 | went tothe theatre last night. I met Sue the interval 44 Martin hast lived in Britain al his life, He lived in Brasil four years 5 Production at the factory was seriously affected the strike. 6 | felt ealyll last week. | could harcly eat anything three days 7 waited for you half an hour and decided that you weren't coming 1 Sarah wasvery angry with me. She didn’t speak to me Week. 9 We usually goout at weekends, but we don’t go out the week very often 10 Jack started a new job afew weeks ago. Before thet he was aut of work sx months 11 [need abieak. | think I'l go away afew days, 12 The present gave a lone speech. She spoke ‘wo hours, 13 Wewere hungry when we arived. We hadn't had anything to eat the journey. 14 We were hungry when we arived. We hadn't had anything to eat eighthours. ED Pern during or white 1 Wemetalot of intresting people hie. we wer on holiday 2 Wemetalotof interesting people daring our holiday. 3 Imet Mike Iwas shopping 4 Iwas on holiday, I didn't read any newspapers or watch TV 5 ‘ur stay in Paris, we went to lot of museums and galleries. 6 My phone rang ‘we were having dinner. 7 Therewasa lot of noise the night. What wast? neon away fe many yoors thar time, many things had changed 9 What di they say about me | was out of the room? 10_ I went out for dinner last night. Unfortunately I began to feel il the meal and hog to go home. 1 Please cont interrupt me im speaking. 12 There were many interruptions ‘the president's speech. 13. Canyou hold my bag |ty on this jacket? 114 We were hungry when we arived, We hadn't had anything to eat wewere traveling. GB i =e your own ideas to complete these sentences 1 ifellasieep while 8s watching TV 2 ifeliaisop dueng. the move 3 Nobody came ta see me wile 4 Can you walt for rm wie 5 Most he students looted bored during 6 was esked lot of questions during 7 Dorit open the cr door while 8 The ight suddenly went out wile 9 Itstated to ran during 10 Itsteted to rin wile 1 What ae you gong do while * Additional exercise 33 (page 221) 239UNIT 119 v9.4 3 during 9 during 4 for 10 for 5 during 11 for 6 for 12 for 7 for 13. during 8 for 14 for 9.2 3 while 9 while 4 While 30 during 5. During 11 while © while 12 during 7 during 13 while 8 During 14 while 19.3 Example answers: 3 Nobody came to see me while | was " in hospital. Can you wait for me while | make @ uick phone call? Most ofthe students locked bored during the lesson. Iwas asked a lot of questions during the interview. Don’t open the car door white the caris moving The lights suddenly went out while we were watching TV. It started to rain during the game It started to rain while we were walking home. What are you going to do while yyou'eon holiday?91 Time: from, since, for, during A. trom, since and for 4 fromis normally used with to or il/unti: ‘Most people work from nine tof. from can also be used of place: Where do you come from? 2 since is used for time, never for place, and means ‘rom that time to the time referred to. Its often used with a present perfect or past perfect tense (see 185-8, 94). He has been here since Mondoy. (rom Mondoy tilnow) He wondered where Ann was. He had not seen hersice the quarrel ince can also be an adverb (see 37, 185-8): he left school in 1983, |haven't seen him sce since can also bea conjunction of tine: He has worked for us ever since he left school Inistwe years since Hast saw Tom = {Hast saw Tom two years ag0/ haven't seen Tom fortwo years. (For since with other types of clause, see 338.) 3. foris used of a peri of time: for six years, for two months, for ever: Boke it fr two hours. He rovelled inthe desert for amen {or +2 period of time ean be used with a present perfect tense or past perfect tense for an action which extends up tothe time of speaking: He has worked here fore year (He began working here a year ago and stil works here.) {for used inthis way is replaceable by since withthe point in time when the action began: He has worked here since this time last yeor, 2 during and for during is used with known periods of time, i. periods known by name, such as Christmas, Easter or periods ‘which have been already defined: during the Middle Ages during 1941 during the summer (of that yeot) during his chlchocd during my holidays ‘The action can either last the whole period or occur at some time within the period: Itroined all Monday but stopped raining during the night. (at some point of time) He was for week and during that week he ate nothing.