'During, for and since' Quiz - Exercise & Worksheet

Printable Worksheet

Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

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Q1 - She was in Germany for the summer

She spent all or most of the summer on Germany

She just spent part of the summer in Germany

Q2 - Somebody took it from my desk during the afternoon

The speaker has a good idea as to what time in the afternoon it was taken

The speaker has no real idea as to what time in the afternoon it was taken

Q3 - They went to Spain during the summer holidays.

They probably spent all or most of the summer holidays in Spain

They probably just spent part of the summer in Spain

Q4 - Noone spoke during the news

This does not mean the whole news programme

This means they were quiet throughout the news programme

Q5 - He lived there for almost thirty years

He doesn't live there now

He lives there now

Q6 - She's been working there since the spring

She's probably going to change her job

She's probably going to stay in her job

Q7 - They've been friends since their schooldays

They have lost touch with each other

They haven't lost touch with each other

Q8 - I'll get it during my lunchbreak

It probably won't take all of the lunchbreak

It probably will take all of the lunchbreak

Q9 - They arrived for the film

They arrived after it had started

They arrived before it had started

Q10 - Jenny arrived during the film

She arrived after it had started

She arrived before it had started

Q11 - She hasn't phoned me for the last three weeks

The time period is unfinished

The last three weeks is a finished period of time

Q12 - It snowed during the night

The snowfall probably lasted all night

The snow probably didn't fall all night

Q13 - She was in hospital for the night

She stayed there all night

She didn't stay there all night