During Vs While Vs For

During is followed by a noun

It tells us that some parallel action is happening with an 

activity.It does not tell us how long it happened.

• We felt a lot of trouble during 

last summer.

• He fell asleep during the movie.

• During the summer I go into 

valleys of Himalaya.


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While is used to refer to a period of  time in which an 

activity happens.

 The biggest difference between "During" and "While" is that 

"While" is followed by a subject+a verb while "During" is 

followed by a noun.

• Someone stole my money while I was sleeping 

       (Subject=I,Verb=was).

•  I made the notes while teacher was teaching.

."For" refers to a period of time ,it shows how long 

something goes on.

For is followed by a length of time.

• I have been sleeping for 10 hours.

• I lived in India for 10 years.

So the summary is 

                         During+noun 

                     While+subject+verb

                      For+length of time

                       

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