FOR and DURING

Мы используем for + период времени, чтобы сказать...

...как долго продолжается что-то:
for two hours, for a week, for ages
• We watched television for two hours last night.
• Diane is going away for a week in September.
• Where have you been? I've been waiting for ages.
• Are you going away for the weekend?

Мы используем during + существительное, чтобы сказать, когда что-то происходит (не как долго):
during the film, during our holiday, during the night
• I fell asleep during the film.
• We met some really nice people during our holiday.
• The ground is wet. It must have rained during the night.

Со "словами времени" (например: the morning / the afternoon / the summer), обычно говорят in или during:
• It must have rained in the night. (или during the night)
• I'll phone you sometime during the afternoon. (или in the afternoon)

Нельзя использовать during для выражения длительности какого-то действия:
• It rained for three days without stopping. (не during three days)

Сравните during и for:
• I fell asleep during the film. I was asleep for half an hour.

Exercises

Вставьте for или during:

1 It rained for three days without stopping.
2 I fell asleep during thе film.
3 I went to the theatre last night. I met Sue ___________ the interval.
4 Martin hasn't lived in Britain all his life. He lived in Brazil ___________ four years.
5 Production at the factory was seriously affected ___________ the strike.
6 I felt really ill last week. I could hardly eat anything ___________ three days.
7 I waited for you ___________ half an hour and decided that you weren't coming.
8 Sarah was very angry with me. She didn't speak to me a week.
9 We usually go out at weekends, but we don't often go out ___________ the week.
10 Jack started a new job a few weeks ago. Before that he was out of work ___________ six months.
11 I need a change. I think I'll go away ___________ a few days.
12 The president gave a long speech. She spoke ___________ two hours.
13 We were hungry when we arrived. We hadn't had anything to eat ___________ the journey.
14 We were hungry when we arrived. We hadn't had anything to eat ___________ eight hours.