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Lesson Plan August 15, 2025
Topic: Prepositions of Time: for, during, while
In this lesson you can review the different uses of the prepositions of time for, during and while.
Section A: for
We use for + a period of time
for 10 minutes
for ages
for a long time
for 10 years
for 6 months
We can use this with all tenses
I haven’t see you for ages!
I waited for three hours.
I’ll remember it for a lifetime.
Section B: during
We use during + noun to say when something happens, not how long it happesn
I fell asleep during the meeting
during the week
during the match
during summer
With a time words such as the week, the summer, the afternoon, the night, we can also use in
Jack works hard during the week.
Jack works hard in the week.
Section C: while
We also use while + subject + verb to say when something happens
The phone rang while I was having breakfast.
My delivery arrived while I was in the bathroom.
Did you visit the Colosseum while you were in Rome?
We use the present tense after while when we talk about the future
I’m going to visit Sydney next month. I’ll call you while I’m there. (NOT … while I will be there)
Please take lots of pictures while you are on holiday. (NOT … while you will be on holiday)
