𝔹en left work one Friday evening.
But since it was payday, instead of going home, he stayed out the whole weekend partying with his pals and spending his entire wages.
When he finally went home, on Sunday night, he was confronted by his angry wife and was barraged for nearly two hours about his behaviour.
Finally his wife stopped the nagging and said to him, "How would you like it if you didn’t see me for two or three days?"
Ben said, "That would be fine with me."
Monday went by and he didn’t see his wife. Tuesday and Wednesday came and went with the same results. But on Thursday, the swelling went down just enough for him to be able to see her a little out of the corner of his left eye.
We use "for" with fixed, unchangeable periods like two hours, or two or three days. We do not use "during" for such periods. Notice the F + F of For + Fixed period. To learn the differences between Since, during and for, visit this page.
When he finally went home, on Sunday night, he was confronted by his angry wife and was barraged for nearly two hours about his behaviour.
Finally his wife stopped the nagging and said to him, "How would you like it if you didn’t see me for two or three days?"
Ben said, "That would be fine with me."
Monday went by and he didn’t see his wife. Tuesday and Wednesday came and went with the same results. But on Thursday, the swelling went down just enough for him to be able to see her a little out of the corner of his left eye.
We use "for" with fixed, unchangeable periods like two hours, or two or three days. We do not use "during" for such periods. Notice the F + F of For + Fixed period. To learn the differences between Since, during and for, visit this page.
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