{"id":9889,"date":"2022-04-12T07:48:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T07:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=9889"},"modified":"2022-04-12T07:51:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T07:51:23","slug":"do-you-know-how-to-use-during-and-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/do-you-know-how-to-use-during-and-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know how to use &#8216;during&#8217; and &#8216;for&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the\u00a0English\u00a0language it\u00a0is possible to express\u00a0<strong>the time and action<\/strong>\u00a0or a period of time\u00a0<strong>lasts<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>different ways<\/strong>\u00a0and due to their similarity they create confusion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2rem; margin-top: 2rem; background: #F4F4F4;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #fff; background: #FF6868;\">\u00cdNDICE DE CONTENIDOS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#how\">How to use &#8220;For&#8221; and &#8220;During&#8221; in English<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#during\">Differences between during and for<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#use\">Joint use of during and for<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Such is the case of\u00a0during\u00a0and\u00a0for, two prepositions that translate as \u201cduring\u201d and yet they are used in different ways. That is why we dedicate this article to teaching how to differentiate them.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how\">How to use &#8220;For&#8221; and &#8220;During&#8221; in English<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>&#8220;For&#8221; &#8211; t<\/strong>he amount of time something takes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>I walked the dog for 15 minutes this morning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pase\u00e9 al perro durante 15 minutos esta ma\u00f1ana.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I traveled to Egypt for 2 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Viaj\u00e9 por Egipto durante 2 semanas.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8220;During&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong>when something happens, a period of time<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You can go apple picking in New England during the fall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Puede ir a recoger manzanas en Nueva Inglaterra durante el oto\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>During my vacation, I plan to sleep late and spend time with friends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Durante mis vacaciones, planeo dormir hasta tarde y pasar tiempo con amigos.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"during\">Differences between during and for<\/h2>\n<p>The best method we can use to differentiate between during and for\u00a0<strong>is to ask which question they answer.\u00a0<\/strong>Indeed, while\u00a0<strong>during gives an answer to the question\u00a0<em>When<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(When) To answer the question How long\u2026?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spanish students of English often misuse the preposition during, because they confuse it with for, which is sometimes also translated as during.\u00a0<strong>For is used to express how long someone is doing something<\/strong>, and it is also often accompanied by nouns or pronouns.<\/p>\n<h4>&#8220;During&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p>Is a preposition that <strong>is used before a noun<\/strong>\u00a0to express the simultaneity of one action with another, but without determining the exact duration of the action.\u00a0To talk about something that happens at the same time as another.\u00a0It refers to the fact that the act in question is prolonged in time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I will be working during the week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Estar\u00e9 trabajando durante la semana.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nobody spoke during the meal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nadie habl\u00f3 durante la comida.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>During the summer, they went to the beach a lot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Durante el verano, fueron mucho a la playa.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I had to get up during the night to go to the toilet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tuve que levantarme durante la noche para ir al lavabo.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She doesn\u2019t go out much during the winter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ella no sale mucho durante el invierno.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He made many mistakes during his life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00c9l cometi\u00f3 muchos errores durante su vida.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unfortunately, many people got bored during my speech.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Desafortunadamente, mucha gente se aburri\u00f3 durante mi discurso.<\/p>\n<h4>Instead,&#8221;for&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p><strong>It is a preposition that is used before a period of time<\/strong>\u00a0and, therefore, it does indicate the duration of the action.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We went to France for three weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fuimos a Francia durante tres semanas.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The news surprised him and for a few moments, he didn\u2019t know what to say.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>La noticia le sorprendi\u00f3 (a \u00e9l) y durante unos instantes, no sab\u00eda qu\u00e9 decir.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After the death of her father, she was very sad for a long time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despu\u00e9s de la muerte de su padre, (ella) estuvo muy triste durante mucho tiempo.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She was sleeping for some hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ella estuvo durmiendo durante algunas horas.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They often walk for 30 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ellos a menudo pasean durante 30 minutos.<\/p>\n<p>It is used to\u00a0<strong>express a period of time that can be measured<\/strong> even when in Spanish can be omitted, such as hours, weeks, or years. Unlike during, in this case, you specify how long the action lasts.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore,\u00a0<strong>the time period always<\/strong>\u00a0follows after\u00a0<strong>for<\/strong> ;\u00a0a week (una semana), four hours (cuatro horas), six years (seis a\u00f1os), etc<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Llevo muchos a\u00f1os viviendo en Espa\u00f1a.<\/li>\n<li>Llevo (he estado) viviendo en Espa\u00f1a (durante) muchos a\u00f1os.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I\u2019ve been living in Spain for many years.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trabajamos juntos diez a\u00f1os.<\/li>\n<li>Trabajamos juntos (durante) diez a\u00f1os.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We worked together for ten years.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<h3>For<\/h3>\n<p><strong>It is always followed by a period of time<\/strong> (one day, one week, three hours, five minutes, etc.).\u00a0We use for when we want to express the time during which something happens.\u00a0For example She was in Paris for eight days.<\/p>\n<h3>During<\/h3>\n<p><strong>It is always followed by a noun<\/strong> (a break, your vacation, the night, a soccer game, etc.). We use during when we express that something happens at the same time as something else. For example, we prayed during the mass.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"use\">Joint use of during and for<\/h2>\n<p>When we make up\u00a0<strong>a sentence that contains the two prepositions<\/strong>\u00a0(During and For), it is perfectly verified in which situation each one should be used.<\/p>\n<p>In the use of a joint phrase, where both prepositions are used, you will see even better in which case each is used.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>During the winter I like to walk with my wife and children, but it sometimes rains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Durante el invierno me gusta pasear con mi mujer y mis hijos, pero nos llueve a veces<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, as shown, if you ever have any\u00a0<strong>doubt <\/strong>as to whether you should use it during or for, <strong>the practical thing is to ask yourself if it responds to When or How long<\/strong>.\u00a0You are sure to find the right answer.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;9889&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;\u00a1D\u00e9janos unas estrellitas si te ha gustado el post!&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5\\\/5 - (1 vote)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Do you know how to use \\u0026#039;during\\u0026#039; 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