For, during, 그리고 while

1. For와 during

어떤 일이 얼마나 오랬동안 계속되고 있는지를 이야기할 때 "for + 기간"을 사용합니다:

for tow hours for a week for ages

• • We watched television for two hours last night.

  • Ann is going away for a week in September.

  • Where have you been? I've been wating for ages.

  • Are you going away for the weekend?

언제 일이 벌어졌는지를 이야기할 때 "during + 명사"를 사용합니다. 일이 벌어진 기간을 이야기하는 것이 아닙니다:

during the movie during our vacation during the night

• • I fell asleep during the movie.

  • We met a lot of nice people during our vacation.

  • The ground is wet. It must have rained during the night.

일반적으로 시간을 의미하는 단어(the morning / the afternoon / the summer)는 in 또는 during와 함께 사용합니다:

• It must have rained in the night. (or ... during the night.)

• I'll call you sometime during the afternoon. (or ... in the afternoon.)

during은 어떤 일이 얼마나 오래 계속되었는지를 이야기할 때는 사용하지 않습니다:

• It rained for three days without stopping. (not during three days)

during과 for의 비교:

• I fell asleep during the movie. I was asleep for half an hour.

2. During과 while

비교해 보세요.

While에 대한 추가 예문:

• We saw Amanda while we were waiting for the bus.

• While you were out, there was a phone call for you.

• Tom read a book while I watched TV.

미래를 이야기할 때, while 뒤에는 will 대신 현재 형을 사용합니다:

• I'll be in Toronto next week. I hope to see Tom while I'm there. (not while I will be there)

• What are you going to do while you are wating? (not while you will be waiting)

See also unit 24.