During/for

Question

Sir,

I have to use during and for in some sentences.

1.I read a story book during holidays.

2.I have not seen him for months.

3.It rains a lot during the day.

4.IT is raining for the days.

As I know that a time period follows the "for". But i have no idea about "during".

are my senetnces given above correct?

Thanks

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

(4) should be 'it has/had been raining for days' (duration). Your others are fine.

'During' indicates a background event/condition within which the main event/condition occurs: 'I was sleeping during the concert'.

'For' indicates simple duration: 'I haven't been to a concert for years'.

CalifJim · Answer

1.I read a story book during holidays. This should be "I read a story book during the holidays".

2.I have not seen him for months. This is fine.

3.It rains a lot during the day. This is fine.

4.IT is raining for the days. This should be "It has been raining for days".

FOR + words that name or describe a period of time
DURING + words that describe an event or state that exists for a period of time. (The period of time during which it exists or persists is called its "duration".)

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Here are some periods of time: a moment, a brief moment, a short period of time, a while, a little while, an hour, a day, two days, many days, a few weeks, more than three weeks, months, several months, a year, almost a year, as long as you like, a really long time, longer than I thought.

You can use "for" with any of the periods of time listed above.

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Here are some events and states that exist for a period of time: the holidays, my vacation, the concert, the recital, the play, the movie, class, school hours, the day, the working day, the evening, the morning, the afternoon, the night, the game, the baseball game, my nap, dinner, my evening meal, the war, the fifteenth century, the week, the year, the first part of the month, the president's speech, the evacuation of the building, the bombings, the fire, the swim meet, the peformance, the rainstorm, the spring, the summer of 1919, a religious service, a solemn ceremony, the course of a conversation, the train trip, my travels.

You can use "during" with any of the events and states listed above.

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Hope that helped!

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