27th March 2020. During, for, while	
during	for	
during = at a time between the start and end of something: (во время между началом и окончанием чего-либо)
o	I fell asleep during the movie. (= at a time between
o	the start and end of the movie)
o	We met some really nice people during our holiday.
o	The ground is wet. It must have rained during the night.
With ‘time words’ (the morning, the night, the summer etc.), you can usually say in or during:
o	It rained in the night. or … during the night.
o	It’s lovely here during the summer. or … in the summer.
We use during to say when something happens (not how long). Compare during and for:
‘When did you fall asleep?’ ‘During the movie.’
‘How long were you asleep?’ ‘For half an hour.’	We use for (+ a period of time) to say how long something goes on:
(рассказать о том, как долго что-то происходит):
o	We watched TV for two hours last night.
o	Jess is going away for a week in September.
o	How are you? I haven’t seen you for ages.
Are you going away for the weekend?	
Compare during and while.	
We use during + noun:
o	I fell asleep during the movie.
o	We met a lot of interesting people during our holiday.
o	Robert suddenly began to feel ill during the exam.	We use while + subject + verb:
o	I fell asleep while I was watching TV.
o	We met a lot of interesting people while we were on holiday.
o	Robert suddenly began to feel ill while he was doing the exam.
o	We saw Clare while we were waiting for the bus.
o	While you were out, there was a phone call for you.
o	Alex read a book while Amy watched TV.	
* When we are talking about the future, we use the present after while. Do not use ‘will’ 
o	I’m going to Moscow next week. I hope the weather will be good while I’m there. (not while I will be)
o	What are you going to do while you’re waiting? (not while you’ll be waiting)	
Put in for or during.
1. It rained for three days without stopping.
2. I fell asleep during the movie.
3. I went to the theatre last night. I met Sue_____ the interval.
4. I felt really ill last week. I could hardly eat anything_____ three days.
5. The traffic was bad. We were stuck in a traffic jam_____ two hours.
6. Production at the factory was seriously affected______ the strike.
7. Sarah was very angry with me. She didn’t speak to me _______a week.	Put in during or while.
1. We met a lot of interesting people while we were on holiday.
2. We met a lot of interesting people during our holiday.
3. I met Mike ______I was shopping.
4.______ I was on holiday, I didn’t use my phone at all.
5. I learnt a lot_____ the course. The teachers were very good.
6. There was a lot of noise ______the night. What was it?
7. I’d been away for many years. Many things had changed_____ that time.
	
Put in during, for or while.
1. I used to live in Berlin. I lived there _____five years.
2. One of the runners fell _______the race but managed to get up and continue.
3. Nobody came to see me _______I was in hospital.
4. Try to avoid travelling _______the busy periods of the day.
5. I was very tired. I slept______ ten hours.
6. Can you hold my bag ______I try on this jacket?
7. I’m not sure when we’ll arrive, but it will be sometime ______the afternoon.
8. I wasn’t well last week. I hardly ate anything _______three days.
9. My phone rang______ we were having dinner.
10. Nobody knows how many people were killed________ the war.	
Все материалы из книги  R. Murphy  «English grammar in use»