{"id":72246,"date":"2019-09-17T08:43:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T08:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72246"},"modified":"2019-09-17T08:43:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T08:43:25","slug":"during-vs-in-vs-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/during-vs-in-vs-for\/","title":{"rendered":"During vs. In vs. For"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wrapper\">\n<section id=\"main\">During means from the beginning to the end of a particular period of time.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li>It rained <b>during the night.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>There was not even a whisper <b>during the whole service<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>During <\/b>can also be used to talk about things that happened continuously or several times between the beginning and the end of a period of time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I used to visit him <b>during my stay in Boston. <\/b><\/li>\n<li>The baby woke up several times <b>during the night. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>During and For<\/h5>\n<p><b>During <\/b>is used to say when something happens;<b> for<\/b> is used to say how long it lasts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It rained <b>for three hours. <\/b><\/li>\n<li>It rained <b>during the night. <\/b><\/li>\n<li>I was sleeping <b>during the service. <\/b><\/li>\n<li>The service lasted <b>for more than three hours. <\/b><\/li>\n<li>I don\u2019t remember the exact date, but it was <b>during the winter. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>During and In<\/h5>\n<p>We use both <b>during <\/b>and <b>in <\/b>to say that something happens inside a particular period of time.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li>I woke up <b>during\/in the night. <\/b><\/li>\n<li>It rained <b>during\/in the week. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We prefer <b>during <\/b>when we stress that we are talking about the whole of the period. <b>In <\/b>cannot be used like this.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There was not even a whisper <b>during the whole service.<\/b> (NOT &#8212; in the whole service.)<\/li>\n<li>We were on holiday <b>during <\/b>the whole of May.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>During or In or For | Grammar Exercise<\/h2>\n<p>Complete the following sentences using during, in or for.<\/p>\n<p>1. I woke up several times &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; the night. (during \/ for)<\/p>\n<p>2. I went to Kerala &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- the Diwali holidays. (in \/ during)<\/p>\n<p>3. He was in hospital &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; the winter. (during \/ for)<\/p>\n<p>4. I was in Kerala &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- six days. (during \/ for)<\/p>\n<p>5. The manager has agreed to see you &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- a few minutes &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; the evening. (during, for \/ for, during)<\/p>\n<p>6. We were on holiday &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; December. (in \/ during)<\/p>\n<p>7. I met him &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; the afternoon. (during \/ in \/ for)<\/p>\n<p>8. The shop was closed &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- the whole of December. (during \/ in \/ for)<\/p>\n<p>9. I met him &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- my holidays in Canada. (during \/ in)<\/p>\n<p>10. I will phone you &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- the meeting. (during \/ in)<\/p>\n<h2>Answers<\/h2>\n<p>1. I woke up several times<b> during<\/b> the night.<\/p>\n<p>2. I went to Kerala <b>during <\/b>the Diwali holidays.<\/p>\n<p>3. He was in hospital<b> during <\/b>the winter.<\/p>\n<p>4. I was in Kerala <b>for <\/b>six days.<\/p>\n<p>5. The manager has agreed to see you <b>for<\/b> a few minutes <b>during<\/b> the evening.<\/p>\n<p>6. We were on holiday <b>in \/ during <\/b>December.<\/p>\n<p>7. I met him <b>in \/ during<\/b> the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>8. The shop was closed <b>during<\/b> the whole of December.<\/p>\n<p>9. I met him <b>during<\/b> my holidays in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>10. I will phone you <b>during<\/b> the meeting.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During means from the beginning to the end of a particular period of time. It rained during the night. 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