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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

During vs for

I have not seen him for several weeks.

Is it possible to use 'during' instead of 'for'? Why?

  

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anonymous Is it possible to use 'during' instead of 'for'? No.

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anonymousIs it possible to use 'during' instead of 'for'?

No.

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anonymousWhy?

During must have a start and end time. "Several weeks" does not express a start and end time. A past completed event requires the simple past tense, not the present perfect.

I did not see him during August and September.

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