During, for, while – English Grammar Test for B1

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1 She stayed in Paris two weeks. (for)
→ She stayed in Paris ___ two weeks.

2 I met many friends on my trip. (during)
→ I met many friends ___ my trip.

3 He was cooking and listening to music at the same time. (while)
→ He was listening to music ___ he was cooking.

4 They lived in London ten years. (for)
→ They lived in London ___ ten years.

5 The lights went out in the concert. (during)
→ The lights went out ___ the concert.

6 She fell asleep in the film. (during)
→ She fell asleep ___ the film.

7 He was reading when I was studying. (while)
→ He was reading ___ I was studying.

8 I visited many museums on my holiday. (during)
→ I visited many museums ___ my holiday.

9 He worked in that company twenty years. (for)
→ He worked in that company ___ twenty years.

10 She met her husband at university. (during)
→ She met her husband ___ university.

11 The baby cried all night. (during)
→ The baby cried ___ the night.

12 I was walking and I met Tom. (while)
→ I met Tom ___ I was walking.

13 They were married thirty years. (for)
→ They were married ___ thirty years.

14 He broke his arm when he was skiing. (while)
→ He broke his arm ___ he was skiing.

15 We saw dolphins on the boat trip. (during)
→ We saw dolphins ___ our boat trip.

16 The students talked the whole class. (during)
→ The students talked ___ the class.

17 She studied in Canada five years. (for)
→ She studied in Canada ___ five years.

18 I got sick on the flight. (during)
→ I got sick ___ the flight.

19 He was sleeping and I was working. (while)
→ I was working ___ he was sleeping.

20 We went shopping the morning. (during)
→ We went shopping ___ the morning.

21 She wrote letters the summer. (during)
→ She wrote letters ___ the summer.

22 He has been abroad eight years. (for)
→ He has been abroad ___ eight years.

23 I met Jane when I was travelling in Spain. (while)
→ I met Jane ___ I was travelling in Spain.

24 They didn’t talk the meeting. (during)
→ They didn’t talk ___ the meeting.

25 I was cooking and she was cleaning. (while)
→ She was cleaning ___ I was cooking.

26 He stayed in Rome a month. (for)
→ He stayed in Rome ___ a month.

27 She made new friends her internship. (during)
→ She made new friends ___ her internship.

28 They played outside the afternoon. (during)
→ They played outside ___ the afternoon.

29 I was writing emails and listening to music. (while)
→ I was listening to music ___ I was writing emails.

30 He waited at the bus stop twenty minutes. (for)
→ He waited at the bus stop ___ twenty minutes.

Answer

1 for – She stayed in Paris for two weeks. (duration)
2 during – I met many friends during my trip. (event)
3 while – He was listening to music while he was cooking. (simultaneous)
4 for – They lived in London for ten years. (duration)
5 during – The lights went out during the concert. (event)
6 during – She fell asleep during the film. (event)
7 while – He was reading while I was studying. (simultaneous)
8 during – I visited many museums during my holiday. (event)
9 for – He worked in that company for twenty years. (duration)
10 during – She met her husband during university. (period of study)
11 during – The baby cried during the night. (time period)
12 while – I met Tom while I was walking. (simultaneous)
13 for – They were married for thirty years. (duration)
14 while – He broke his arm while he was skiing. (simultaneous)
15 during – We saw dolphins during our boat trip. (event)
16 during – The students talked during the class. (event)
17 for – She studied in Canada for five years. (duration)
18 during – I got sick during the flight. (event)
19 while – I was working while he was sleeping. (simultaneous)
20 during – We went shopping during the morning. (time)
21 during – She wrote letters during the summer. (period of time)
22 for – He has been abroad for eight years. (duration)
23 while – I met Jane while I was travelling in Spain. (simultaneous)
24 during – They didn’t talk during the meeting. (event)
25 while – She was cleaning while I was cooking. (simultaneous)
26 for – He stayed in Rome for a month. (duration)
27 during – She made new friends during her internship. (event)
28 during – They played outside during the afternoon. (time)
29 while – I was listening to music while I was writing emails. (simultaneous)
30 for – He waited at the bus stop for twenty minutes. (duration)

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