For or During? What do these English time prepositions mean and how to use them

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We went to the cinema last night. It was great. Jay's phone rang during the movie.
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It was only for a couple of seconds before I turned it off. It rang twice.
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We use both of these prepositions to talk about time.
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How do you turn this microphone on? Like this. Ah, thank you.
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How long is your presentation? I'll speak for about three hours. Ooo, three hours.
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And will you be taking questions during the talk? No. Ah.
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During' tells us when something happens, but it doesn't tell us how long it happens. We
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use 'for' for that. I'll speak for about three hours. I won't
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take questions during the presentation. We use 'during' with nouns. We use 'for' with
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periods of time. People are still cleaning up from Hurricane
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Delores last week. DECO Energy reports two hundred thousand homes
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lost power during the hurricane. Homes along the coast have been without electricity
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for a week. During - when something happens. Two hundred
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thousand homes lost power during the hurricane. For - how long it lasts or continues. Homes
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along the coast have been without electricity for a week.
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This is the final boarding call for flight 7654 with services to.... Hey Vicki. Yeah?
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Could you put this in your bag? I'll try. I want to sleep during the flight. Uhuh.
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Oh and could you put this in your bag? OK, but you can't use it during take off and landing.
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I know, so could you put this in your bag? Jay. It's a short flight. We'll only be in
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the air for forty minutes.
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