FOR or DURING A quick reminder : for + duration of time / during + noun ex : for three hours / during the meal We didn’t speak …………………………………………….the meal I stayed in Rome ……………………………five days The students looked very bored ……………………………the lesson Yesterday I watched TV …………………………………………….three hours I don’t usually watch TV ………………………………………………the day I went to sleep ………………………………………… the film We played tennis ………………………………………two hours I lived in London …………………………………… a year I taught in Mexico ………………………………….six years 10 I got a headache ………………………………………… the examination 11 We visited Kyoto ……………………………………….our holiday in Japan 12 The electricity went off ………………………………… two hours …………………………… the afternoon 13 It has been snowing ……………………………….half an hour 14 Alex and his wife met ………………………………………the war 15 Could I talk to you …………………………………………….a few minutes? 16 Can I ask you a few questions …………………………… the break? 17 I usually get a lot of phone calls ………………………………the morning 18 She and her boyfriend have been together ………………………… a long time 19 It snowed a lot …………………………………… the winter 20 ………………………………………… my holidays I went to Rome ………………………… a few days KEY We didn’t speak DURING the meal I stayed in Rome FOR five days The students looked very bored DURING the lesson Yesterday I watched TV FOR three hours I don’t usually watch TV DURING the day I went to sleep DURING the film We played tennis FOR two hours I lived in London FOR a year I taught in Mexico FOR six years 10 I got a headache DURING the examination 11 We visited Kyoto DURING our holiday in Japan 12 The electricity went off FOR two hours DURING the afternoon 13 It has been snowing FOR half an hour 14 Alex and his wife met DURING the war 15 Could I talk to you FOR a few minutes? 16 Can I ask you a few questions DURING the break? 17 I usually get a lot of phone calls DURING the morning 18 She and her boyfriend have been together FOR a long time 19 It snowed a lot DURING the winter 20 DURING my holidays I went to Rome FOR a few days