PREPOSITIONS

FOR (for + a period of time)

İşin ne kadar zamandır devam ettiğini gösterir.

Example: It rained for three days without stopping.
I have lived in this house for six years.

DURING (during+ noun)

Bir olayın ne zaman olduğunu belirtirken kullanılır.

Example:
I feel asleep during the film.
We met a lot of people during our holiday.

WHILE: (while + subject + verb) [Conjuction]

During gibi kullanılır.

Example:
I fall asleep while I was watching tv.
While you were out,there was a phone call for you.

Exercise
Fill in the blanks with For, during and while

1. I waited for you half an hour and then decide that you weren't coming.

2. Sue was very angry after our argument. She didn't speak to me a week.

3. We usually go out at weekends, but we don't often go out the week.

4. Can you lay the table I get the dinner ?

5. Jack read a lot of books and magazines he was ill.