Using and Difference Between DURING, FOR and WHILE

During + Noun

Examples

•We listened to the teacher during 
the French lesson.

•I sleep during
lunch.

•She played beach volleyball every day during her
vacation.

•We visited London
during our holiday in England.

For + length of time

Examples

•I will love you for ever.

•They put her in prison for life.

•You have been smoking for a year.

•I hadn’t seen Chicago for a long time.

•He is going to sleep for two hours.

While + Subject + Verb

Examples

•While I was watching TV, door rang.

•While I was analyzing the data, two errors occurred.

•Please sit down while I tell you something.