While For During

during+noun / gerund / a period of time (if smth develops gradually from the beginning to the end of that period)

while+participle (doing/being done/done), subject+predicate

for+a period of time

for a while= for a short time

Match each word to an appropriate group.

(___________) eating do not munch.

I do not want to drive (___________) being tired.

One can not be well (____________) suffering morally.

You will decide on the color (___________) being measured for a dress.

(___________) taught be inquisitive.

A lesson lasts (___________) an hour and a half.

He was jailed (___________) ten years.

I haven't seen him (__________) almost a decade.

(___________) a few minutes she sat on her bed.

They talked (__________) a while.

The restaurant is open (__________) the day

Wages have fallen (__________) the past two months.

American business (__________) the 1950s grew fast.

I have made the hardest efforts (__________) the past year.

There were a number of fatalities (___________) the drought.

While eating do not munch.

I do not want to drive while being tired.

One can not be well while suffering morally.

You will decide on the color while being measured for a dress.

While taught be inquisitive.

A lesson lasts for an hour and a half.

He was jailed for ten years.

I haven't seen him for almost a decade.

For a few minutes she sat on her bed.

They talked for a while.

The restaurant is open during the day

Wages have fallen during the past two months.

American business during the 1950s grew fast.

I have made the hardest efforts during the past year.

There were a number of fatalities during the drought.