Fill in the blanks with while, during, in or for.
1It rained during the night ............... an hour or two.
Wrong!
Use "for" to show how long the rain lasted.
2I met Julie ............... my stay in America.
Wrong!
Use "during" before a noun phrase that names a period of time.
3I was in Canada ............... winter.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "during" and "in" can introduce the period when something happened.
4............... I was in Canada, I had some strange experiences.
Wrong!
Use "While" before a clause with a subject and verb.
5I was on holiday ............... June.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "in" and "during" can refer to something happening within the month of June.
6I will meet you ............... lunchtime.
Wrong!
Use "during" before the noun "lunchtime" to mean within that period.
7John played tennis ............... Alice went shopping.
Wrong!
Use "while" to connect two clauses about actions happening at the same time.
8My family lived in Australia ............... five years.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a length of time such as "five years".
9The shop was closed ............... the whole of last month.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both are possible: "during" names the period when the shop was closed, and "for" says how long it was closed.
10Peter was working in the garage ............... Susie called.
Wrong!
Use "when" before a short action (Susie called) that happened during a longer action. "While" is normally used with the longer, continuing action.
11Yesterday we played tennis ............... hours.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a length of time such as "hours".
12My parents visited us ............... summer.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "during" and "in" can refer to something happening within the summer period.
Answers
- It rained during the night for an hour or two.
- I met Julie during my stay in America.
- I was in Canada during / in winter.
- While I was in Canada, I had some strange experiences.
- I was on holiday in / during June.
- I will meet you during lunchtime.
- John played tennis while Alice went shopping.
- My family lived in Australia for five years.
- The shop was closed during / for the whole of last month.
- Peter was working in the garage when Susie called.
- Yesterday we played tennis for hours.
- My parents visited us during / in summer.