Here are a few examples of how we use “for” and “during” in English. “For” can be used for a duration of time: the footballers played for 90 minutes I was on holiday for two weeks The students were in the exam for 3 hours “During” is for the event itself: Zidane was sent off [...]
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Notice in the video how many times Alex says ‘so’ (alors) ‘OK’ (bon) ‘right?’ (n’est-ce pas? /c’est ça euh?) English speakers punctuate their speech with these little words, just like French speakers do with ‘alors’ ‘fin’ ‘bien’ ‘eh?’ This is probably more important to know than the lesson itself! Try the quiz at the end. [...]
Categories: grammaire | Tags: for, présent parfait, since | 4 Comments »
OK, boys and girls, we’re going to learn about the words. for. and. during. Please note that we use. for. when talking about how long the time period is. For example, you can say,”I went on holiday FOR two weeks.” Or, “I watched TV for one hour”. We use during when we want to talk [...]
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