DURING is used to say WHEN something happens; FOR is used to say HOW LONG it lasts. Compare:
- My father was in hospital during the summer
- My father was in hospital for six weeks
- it rained during the night for three hours
- I can see you for a few minutes during the afternoon
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'For' is followed by a length of time.
For five minutes
For several weeks
For many years
For six months
For a long time
'During' is followed by a noun.
During the film
During the lesson
During the twentieth century
During the war
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if u r arabic i can tell u that in arabic
u can use (for) for the time of doing some things
i watched movie for 50minte
during
u can use it to do some thing in the same time when u do some thing else
i eat my breakfast during watching movie
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