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Carter Lee Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

the difference between after a while and for a while

Hi.

I just found that "after a while" in the sentence. But I just remember one word which have the same meaning is "for a while".

Are these "for a while" and "after a while" having the same meaning?
  

Top answer

"For a while" tells how much time passed. It expresses a period of time. "After a while" tells when something happens/happened.

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  • "For a while" tells how much time passed.
  • It expresses a period of time.
  • "After a while" tells when something happens/happened.
  • I practiced the piano for a while.
  • ) After a while, I practiced the piano.
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"For a while" tells how much time passed. It expresses a period of time. "After a while" tells when something happens/happened.

I practiced the piano for a while. (This tells you how much time I spent practicing the piano.)

After a while, I practiced the piano. (This tells you when I practiced the piano.)
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Carter LeeAre these Do "for a while" and "after a while" having have the same meaning?
No. You can do something for a while (for a short amount of time), or you can wait and do it after a while (after waiting a short amount of time before doing it).

So you c
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CalifJim Carter LeeAre these Do "for a while" and "after a while" having have the same meaning?No. You can do something for a while (for a short amount of time), or you can wait and do it after a while (after waiting a short amount of time before doing it).So you can actually do something for a while after a while. You wait a short amount of time and then you start to do
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It would be awkward but grammatically correct to say:

After a while, I played the piano for a while.
(time activity began) ..........(length of time doing activity)
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Carter Leethe reason of why you correct my question words
Because they are wrong, of course.
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